Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the main elements are in the cost-benefit analysis conducted on alternative proposals for the A27 road in and around Worthing.

The main elements in the cost-benefit analysis that Highways England are conducting on alternative proposals for the A27 road in and around Worthing, are the: a) costs (constructions costs, land costs, preparation costs, supervision costs, maintenance costs), b) benefits (travel time, vehicle operating costs, accidents impacts, construction delay, maintenance delay, changes in indirect taxation, reliability) and c) environmental impacts, such as CO2 emissions, air quality, noise, etc.