A13 Road (England) - DBFO - "Design, Build, Finance, Operate"

"Design, Build, Finance, Operate"

The section between Limehouse and Wennington is maintained by RMS (A13) Plc as part of a 30-year DBFO deal reached with the Highways Agency in 2000. It was RMS who undertook grade-separation of the East Ham & Barking Bypass section in 2002-2004. RMS also maintain the A1203 Limehouse Link tunnel as well as the Aspen Way and East India Dock Link tunnel sections of the A1261 through Docklands. This latter route runs just south of the A13, is dual carriageway and nearly all grade-separated and acts as an alternative to East India Dock Road and much of Commercial Road.

Despite the DBFO, TfL (who took over responsibility for all trunk non-motorway routes in London from the Highways Agency in 2000) still have overall responsibility for the entire A13 section inside Greater London, while the Highways Agency have responsibility for the remaining Trunk Road section between Wennington and the A1089 junction near Tilbury. Between the latter and Sadlers Hall Farm, the A13 is a primary route and is maintained by Essex County Council. The non-primary section through Castle Point Borough Council is also maintained by the County Council, whilst Southend-on-Sea Council (a unitary authority, as is Thurrock) has responsibility for the section through its territory.