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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when resurfacing work is due to take place on the stretch of the M4 motorway near Dauntsey. - Will write.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c799W;357 c800W; 141247

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the proposal to widen the M4 in the vicinity of Junction 18 was (a) first included and (b) removed from the Government's road programme.

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 November 2000

Reference

357 c181-2W; 139397

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the proposal of a link road between a new junction 18a on the M4 and the Avon Ring Road was (a) first included and (b) removed from the Government's trunk road programme.

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 November 2000

Reference

356 c496W; 138229

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions;Highways Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what has been the increase in car journey times on the M4 eastbound in the morning peak from the M25 to the start of the bus lane, as a result of the introduction of the bus lane....

Asked by

Lord Redwood (Conservative)

Answering body

Highways Agency

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 July 2000

For answer on

27 July 2000

Answered on

27 July 2000

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the increase in car journey times on the M4 eastbound in the morning peak from the M25 to the start of the bus lane, as a result of the introduction of the bus lane. [133176] Mr. Hill: I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Peter Nutt, to write to the right hon. Member. Letter from Peter Nutt to Mr. John Redwood, dated 27 July 2000: The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has asked me to reply to your recent question about the increase in car journey times on the M4 eastbound in the morning peak from the M25 to the start of the bus lane, due to the introduction of the bus lane. The independent monitoring of the M4 bus lane, which is being undertaken by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), has been providing details of the changes in journey times on the M4 between junction 4 and the elevated section. Journey times between the M25 and junction 4 have not been monitored in the same way because traffic conditions here are rarely affected by the introduction of the bus lane. Changes in conditions are due to the general increase in traffic volumes, local increases attributable to growth at Heathrow Airport and Stockley Park, and the consequent operation of the M25/M4 junction, the junction 4 roundabout and the section of road between. The TRL monitoring for the first year supports the changes in journey times reported after 3 months and which were given in the leaflet that was widely distributed and placed in the Library of the House. I enclose a further copy for your ease of reference. The figures for reductions in journey times between junction 4 and the elevated section, as recorded by TRL for the equivalent October/November 1998 and 1999 periods, are as follows: Minutes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Time saved per vehicle Time of day{ 1} Buses and taxis Other vehicles 06.30-09.30 4.1 1.3 09.30-17.30 -0.7 -0.9 17.30-20.30 2.9 0.6 20.30-06.30 -1.2 -1.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Weekday TRL are currently finalising their report for the first year's operation of the scheme, and I have asked that they divide of the journey time changes to give the information for the section between junctions 4 and 3. To clarify the reasons for changes in conditions between the M25 and junction 4, I have also asked TRL to review all of the data routinely obtained from sensors in the carriageway and to include their conclusions in the report. We expect to receive this within a month and I will write again with this information when it is available. In the meantime, should you wish to discuss this matter further Paul Harwood, the Project Manager for this section of the M4 would be happy to speak to you. His telephone number is 01306 878471.

Date

27 July 2000

Reference

133176; 354 c770W;354 c770-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what was the total cost of producing the video of the M4 bus lane entitled, The First Three Months; how many copies of the video were made; and how many have been distibuted. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 2000

Reference

128377; 353 c90W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) buses and (b) passengers have used the M4 bus lane on each day since the ending of Reading Buses' services to and from London; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures....

Asked by

Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 March 2000

For answer on

3 April 2000

Answered on

3 April 2000

Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many (a) buses and (b) passengers have used the M4 bus lane on each day since the ending of Reading Buses' services to and from London; and if he will make a statement. [115267] Mr. Hill: [holding answer 20 March 2000]: The bus lane continues to help provide a first-class service for passengers using buses, coaches and taxis and benefits all road users. Use of the bus lane has increased by over 20 per cent. from 3,000 vehicles in the last week of operation to 3,700 vehicles using the bus lane each day. Of these 600 are buses (including coaches), and each bus carries 15 passengers, an average of 9,000 bus passengers each day. Under normal traffic conditions, time savings of up to nine minutes are being obtained by users of the bus lane, and the reliability of their journey increases. Reading Buses will withdraw their London service on Sunday 7 May 2000. Therefore data on changes to usage of the M4 bus lane will not be available until some time later Reading Buses use the lane 15 times per day. This accounts for only 2.5 per cent. of buses and coaches using the lane and is much less than the typical week by week variation in these vehicles. I am disappointed Reading Buses are withdrawing their London service. I understand that this was on economic grounds, and that they say that the services would have stopped earlier but for the M4 bus lane. I am however pleased that another operator has increased use of this section of the M4 by 30 buses per day since the bus lane opened.

Date

3 April 2000

Reference

347 c313-4W; 115267

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

When they intend to publish the trial results for the M4 bus and taxi lane. [HL 944]. - Inc ref to details of the performance of the scheme during the first three months' operation of the bus lane, in the Library.

Asked by

Lord Vivian (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 2000

Reference

609 c140WA; HL 944

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made on the M4 corridor study; and when he will make an announcement on the outcome of the study.

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2000

Reference

109688; 344 c363-4W

House

House of Commons

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