Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77045

A12: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to decommission the A12 widening scheme; and what estimate she has made of the (a) timescale and (b) cost of that process.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department is working with National Highways to bring the scheme to a close in an orderly way to end a long period of uncertainty for those affected. We are anticipating that the scheme will be substantially closed down by the end of 2026, with some a...

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