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A229: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 30125

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work will begin on the capital roads project Blue Bell Hill.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The A229 Blue Bell Hill Improvements scheme is being promoted and managed by Kent County Council. The Council plans to submit an Outline Business Case to the Department in summer 2026. If this is approved, under current arrangements the Department’s maximum funding contribution would be up to a maximum of 85% of the total estimated cost at Outline Business Case stage. This would be conditional on approval by government to a Full Business Case. The Council currently forecasts works starting in spring 2029.

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