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Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 April 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


M42

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to widen the M42; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The current Road Investment Strategy includes two major schemes on the M42: improvements to Junction 6, and the M40/M42 interchange smart motorway scheme. In addition, further improvements are being prepared for the next roads period through the Birmingham Box Phase 4 scheme which will upgrade the remainder of the Birmingham box to smart motorway, providing an additional lane of capacity.

The Department for Transport and Highways England recently launched the process to determine the content of the second Roads Investment Strategy, which will detail further planned investment on the Strategic Road Network from 2020 to 2025. As part of these preparations, the entire network, including the M42, will be reviewed through Highways England’s route strategy process. Details on this can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highways-england-route-strategies


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33641
Session
2015-16
Subjects
M42
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk