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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-16more like thismore than 2015-11-16
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading M61 more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects on traffic flow and congestion of the omission of the planned Junction 7 from the M61; and what representations his Department has received on how to mitigate those effects. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Green remove filter
uin 16383 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The most recent assessment of the M61 was undertaken by the Highways Agency between 2012 and 2015 as part of the South Pennines Route Strategy. This utilised the advice and expertise of local councils and stakeholders. The final report was published in 2015 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416749/South_Pennines.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416749/South_Pennines.pdf</a>.</p><br /><p>It identified traffic flow and congestion issues on the M61 where it merges with the M6 to the north and also where it approaches the M60 to the south. However no particular traffic flow and congestion problems were identified between Junctions 6 and 8.</p><br /><p>Highways England will revisit the evidence for the M61 as part of preparing the next iteration of Route Strategies.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough more like this
answering member printed Andrew Jones more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-24T14:36:58.373Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-24T14:36:58.373Z
answering member
3996
label Biography information for Andrew Jones more like this
tabling member
4398
label Biography information for Chris Green more like this