To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many separate traffic engineering projects have been undertaken for the purpose of improving Rookery crossroads on the A45 over the past 10 years; how much this has cost in 1990 values; and whether he has any proposals for futher works;(2) what steps he is taking, together with the Suffolk county council, to help prevent further accidents at Rookery crossroads on the A45; and how soon he expects to publish plans for grade separation of Sow lane traffic entering and exiting Rougham industrial estate and east-west traffic on the A45.
There have been six engineering projects costing approximately £50,000 to 1990 prices. I shall write to my hon. Friend with details of proposals for further works.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of injury accidents on or near the A45 at the Rookery crossroads at Rougham near Bury St. Edmunds in each of the past 10 years.
The number of recorded fatal, serious and slight injury accidents at or within 20m either side of junction in each of the past 10 years is as follows:
| Year | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
| 1980 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1982 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1983 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1984 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1986 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1988 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1989 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1990 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |