To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect on the West Yorkshire area of an additional junction on the M62 between junctions 24 and 25.
Answered on
21 July 2016
This Government is committing investment to improve the M62 by upgrading to Smart Motorway between Junction 20 and 25. Additional funding was also announced at the Budget (2016) to bring forward the start of works to mid 2019-2020.
Proposals to improve the M62 from post-2020 will be considered as we prepare the second Road Investment Strategy – announced at Budget 2016. As part of the evidence-gathering process, Highways England is revisiting its Route Strategies to examine issues right across England’s motorways and major trunk roads. MPs and stakeholders are encouraged to engage with Highways England throughout this process.