Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which motorway projects were under construction where the hard shoulder was being converted to a running lane as of 1 September 2022; what the completion date is for those projects; and if he will make a statement.

As of the 1 September 2022, there were 4 schemes all lane running upgrade schemes under construction. These were the: M1 Junction 13-16 (noting parts of this scheme had already finished construction by 1 September 2022), M4 Junctions 3-12 (noting parts of this scheme had already finished construction by 1 September 2022), M6 Junctions 21a-26 and M56 Junctions 6-8.

It is expected these sections will have completed construction and have stopped vehicle detection in place no later than:

• M1 Junction 13-16: Spring 2023
• M4 Junctions 3-12: Winter 2022
• M6 Junctions 21a-26: Spring 2023
• M56 Junctions 6-8: Spring 2023