If the line through my constituency were closed, it would put on to the main trunk road an additional 5,000 to 50,000 people a week.
We are committed to a strategic review of the trunk road programme.
I know of no trunk road improvement that has failed to hit the high growth levels that were feared.
We are undertaking an accelerated review of 12 trunk road schemes.
The trunk road network is in a good condition, as confirmed by the latest national road maintenance condition survey.
As far as the trunk road network is concerned my present assessment is that there is no requirement for any additional crossing.
The proposed bypass entered the trunk road programme in 1984 and there followed feasibility studies to identify possible route options.
We will shortly be taking forward a strategic review of the trunk road programme, and expect that this scheme will be included within that review.
