Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will carry out an urgent assessment of the quality of the work carried out at the junction of the A483 and A55 supervised by the Highways Agency.

The Highways Agency holds regular review meetings and challenges all aspects of project delivery of the scheme at the junction of the A483 and A55 including such aspects as programme and quality.

The scheme is supervised on the ground by the Agency’s maintenance contractor who ensures quality standards are achieved and supervisors check and challenge all aspects of the works to ensure that workmanship, materials and methods of construction meet the required Agency standards.

The Agency requires its contractors to operate under a quality management system that complies with ISO9001 and any defects or failures in quality will be addressed under this process.