Written question asked by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in estimated costs of resurfacing the M1 between junctions 20 and 21 since the initial announcement; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what change there has been in estimated costs of resurfacing the M1 between junctions 20 and 21 since the initial announcement; and if he will make a statement. [155987] Mr. Jamieson: Final cost details for resurfacing of the Ml between Junctions 20 and 21 will not be available until current investigations by the Highways Agency are completed. It was initially anticipated that part of this section of the Ml would be resurfaced in 2004 but Value Management assessments have shown that other areas of the network need to be given higher priority. The assessments demonstrated that better value for money would be obtained by undertaking more work than simply resurfacing, although this would result in increased capital cost.

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