No protection for M25 scheme The Government has been quick
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to scotch rumours that the M25 widening scheme at Heathrow is a priority and will survive next month's roads review. Press reports claim that "officials close to (Deputy Prime Minister) John Prescott say it is inconceivable that the M25 project would be dropped". But a DOT spokesman says that supporters of the scheme to widen the busiest stretch of the M25 to five lanes in each direction "will have to wait and see, the same as the rest of the roads programme". The Heathrow section of the M25 already suffers from heavy congestion and the proposed fifth terminal could only add to the problem. A spokesman for the British Roads Federation says that the M25 widening plan is "certainly one of the top five priorities".
He adds that the BRF believes the roads review may now form part of the Government's White Paper on Integrated Transport which is due to be published in the third week of July.