Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Highways Agency has allocated for improvement works to be carried out at the Broad End Road junction; and what criteria the Agency used in determining the level of that funding.

Funding for the improvements due to be carried out at the A47 Broadend Road Junction in early 2015 is approximately £123,200.

The criteria used in determining the level of funding required to complete this scheme includes consideration of all the potential costs compared against the projected benefits achieved. For the Broadend Road Junction scheme this includes the costs of the design work, materials, construction – including the provision of 2 vehicle activated signs on the approaches to the staggered junction plus improvements to the road markings - traffic management and pre- and post-construction safety audits.