PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Transport: Coronavirus (22 July 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to fast track construction on transport projects while fewer passengers are using the transport system as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

The Department has actively sought to accelerate works on the road and rail network where possible while minimising the usual disruption this would cause to the travelling public. During lockdown and subsequent Covid-19 restrictions, the Department accelerated more than £190m of works across its roads and rail projects portfolio.

A particular success has been the opening of the £1.5bn upgraded A14 ahead of schedule and within budget.

Answered by:
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
4 September 2020