Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 March 2004. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 March 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons carriageway closures are in place between Junction 1 and Junction 2 of the M1 motorway; when this stretch of motorway was last subject to carriageway closures; and for what reasons these works and those previously undertaken were not carried out at the same time.

Answer: Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons carriageway closures are in place between junction 1 and junction 2 of the M1 motorway; when this stretch of motorway was last subject to carriageway closures; and for what reasons these works and those previously undertaken were not carried out at the same time. [157924] Dr. Howells: The M1 between junctions 1 and 2 is currently being resurfaced because the road surface is coming to the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced. The opportunity is also being taken to carry out other major repairs to the infrastructure along this stretch of the motorway. This section was last subject to significant carriageway closures at the end of 2001 for essential repairs to lighting columns and for advance drainage works in preparation for the current resurfacing scheme. A period of time was needed on this project between drainage works and resurfacing to allow the ground to dry out and settle.

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