Ms Joan Martin:

There are a number of stages that we have to go through. The first to which we have referred is the public consultation process on the options. There is a report available that lays out a number of options for dealing with the junctions about which people are concerned, particularly the two mentioned. That first process will obviously have to be undertaken through a public consultation process to listen to people and look at the technical issues involved. We will then decide on the best technical option, but until we get to that stage, we have no idea which of the options identified it is going to be. For some of them considerably more land would be required than for others. In the case of some of them, the land is tight around the junction, while in the case of others, it is nearly like a new road is being built to link a number of junctions. There are different options on the table. When we get to the stage where a decision is made on the option to be brought forward, obviously, it will have to be mapped and designed, laid out and approved before we can commence the Part 8 planning approval process. We are moving along in chunks of time. This is unavoidable as we have to undergo these stages. The Part 8 planning approval process normally takes no more than three or four months. A judicial review will only arise if one does not strictly adhere to the legal process. It is only on that basis-----