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A34: Standards

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 July 2025UIN 63274

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of road surfaces on the A34 slip roads.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

National Highways is responsible for the maintenance and the quality of the A34 and its slip roads surfaces. National Highways currently has a resurfacing scheme ongoing in the East Ilsley area, which includes the resurfacing of the northbound slip roads.

In addition, several A34 slip roads have been resurfaced since December 2023. These include:

  • December 2023: Northbound offslip and onslip at A343 Andover Road Interchange
  • January 2024: Southbound offslip (120m) and onslip (125m) at A4 Bath Road Junction (Speen)
  • February 2024: Southbound offslip (116m) at A343 Andover Road Interchange
  • March 2024: Southbound offslip (first 280m) at B4640 Tothill Interchange
  • July 2024: Northbound onslip (272m) at B4640 Tothill Interchange
  • August 2024: Northbound offslip (218m) and onslip (135m) at A4 Bath Road Junction (Speen)
  • December 2024: Northbound offslip at B4640 Tothill Interchange

National Highways will continue to monitor the condition of the A34 and plan further maintenance as necessary.

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