A50: Repairs and Maintenance
Transport
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Patrick McLoughlin (Chief Whip, Whips; West Derbyshire, Conservative)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects the concrete surface of the A50 Doveridge bypass to (a) reach end-of-life and (b) be resurfaced; and what estimate has been made of the cost of resurfacing.
Chris Mole (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport; Ipswich, Labour)
The concrete surface that is in place for the A50 Doveridge Bypass was designed to last a minimum of 40 years. The bypass was constructed between 1996 and 1998 and is expected to last until at least 2036-38.
The condition of the bypass is monitored regularly and we do not expect the bypass to be resurfaced until it has reached its design life.
No official cost estimate has been made for the cost of resurfacing the bypass.