§ Major Procterasked the Minister of Transport how many by-passes for the improvement of traffic conditions on the Great North Road are now under consideration; and how many of the schemes are in respect of towns less than 100, 200, and 300 miles out of London, respectively?
§ Mr. BurginFollowing is the answer:
I have served formal notice of my intention to make Orders under Section 1 (3) of the Trunk Roads Act, 1936, in respect of the following by-passes and diversions at points on the London— Edinburgh—Thurso road:
416WSouth of Grantham.
Ivel Bridge, Biggleswade, Diversion (Bedford).
*Sawtry Diversion (Hunts.).
North of Grantham and South of Borough bridge.
Doncaster By-Pass (Notts, and West Riding).
Micklefield By-Pass (West Riding).
Boroughbridge and Kirby Hill By-Pass (West Riding).
North of Boroughbridge and South of Alnwick.
Londonderry, Leeming and Leeming Bar By-Pass (North Riding).
Catterick and Catterick Bridge By-Pass (North Riding).
*Crookacre Plantation Diversion (North Riding).
Barton By-Pass (North Riding).
Darlington By-Pass (North Riding and Durham).
*Travellers Rest Level Crossing Diversion (Durham).
Framwellgate Moor and Pity Me Diversion (Durham).
Birtley By-Pass (Durham).
Felton By-Pass (Northumberland).
*Newton - on - the - Moor Diversion (Northumberland).
*Cawledge Bridge Diversion (Northumberland).
North of Alnwick.
Glen Fin Diversion (Berwick).
*Linlithgow Bridge Diversion (West Lothian and Stirling).
*Bridge of Allan Diversion (Stirling).
*Dunblane Bridge Diversion (Perth).
North of Kindallachan Diversion (Perth).
Tain By-Pass (Ross and Cromarty).
The Mound Diversion (Sutherland).
The Plantation Diversion (Sutherland).
Dunrobin Diversion (Sutherland).
*Orders in respect of these by-passes have been made.
Preliminary surveys are being made at a number of other places on the trunk road, but I am not yet in a position to reach any decision.