Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 104661
M6: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways undertook a detailed assessment of the potential to construct temporary slip roads to allow Junction 38 of the M6 (northbound and southbound) to remain open for the duration of the Lun
Answer
Simon LightwoodNational Highways first assessed the potential for temporary slip roads during the project’s optioneering stage in 2019. Further consideration took place during early design development, and the option was not taken forward at that time due to spatial con...
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