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Mr. Dunn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the length of time roadworks have been undertaken on that stretch of the A2 roadway between Falconwood cemetery, Eltham and Pepper Hill, Swanscombe, since 1 January 1983; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope
[holding answer 30 January 1991]: The periods during which major roadworks have been undertaken on the A2 between Falconwood cemetery, Eltham and Pepper Hill, Swanscombe, since the beginning of January 1983, are as follows:
| Duration (weeks) | |
| A2 in London Borough of Bexley | |
| May-November 1986 | 20 |
| March-May 1987 | 13 |
| October 1987-January 1988 | 15·5 |
| August-December 1989 | 13 |
| November 1990—in hand, expected to complete March 1991 | (15) |
Duration (weeks)
| |
A2 in Kent: County Boundary to Swanscombe
| |
| November 1984-January 1985 | 12 |
| July-December 1985 | 19 |
| August 1988-February 1989 | 26 |
| February-May 1989 | 14 |
| July-September 1990 | 10 |
| October-November 1990 | 5 |
| January 1991—in hand, expected to complete February 1991 | (5) |
The work largely comprises major maintenance, the provision of hard shoulders, lighting and safety fences.