Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest estimated costs or final costs are for each of the road projects referred to in the Government’s announcement entitled Major Roads Investment in the South West, published on 1 December 2014.
Andrew Jones
The latest cost estimates for road projects in the South West of England included in the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) for 2015-20 are below:
|
M49 Avonmouth Junction |
£37.3m – £53.6m |
|
A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling |
£104.6m – £142.2m |
|
A358 Taunton to Southfields |
£351m – £517m |
|
M5 Junction 23 |
less than £25m* |
|
A30 Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross |
£100m – £250m* |
|
A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down |
£864m – £1321m |
|
A417 Missing Link |
£250m – £500m * |
|
A30 Temple to Higher Carblake |
scheme cost £56.5m. Highways England contribution = £46.5m. |
* cost as provided in RIS Investment Plan
Updated range estimates have been prepared for some schemes since the cost categories provided in the RIS in December 2014. As schemes are developed further, they will all have their estimates updated.
I note in particular that historic attempts to improve the A303 were shelved by the previous Labour Government; we are determined to finally deliver the connectivity the south west deserves.
