§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been on the A1 between Brampton and Stamford for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe record of accidents is as follows:
Injury Accidents Number of accidents involving fatality 1982 112 6 1983 92 8 1984 117 8 1985 114 3 1986 142 9 During this period, traffic on the road has increased by up to 39 per cent.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is the extent and time scale of his proposals for (a) building flyovers and (b) upgrading the A1 to motorway standard between Brampton and Stamford;
(2) whether he has any proposals to reduce the number of (a) intersections or (b) crossover points on the Al between Brampton and Stamford.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyFollowing a study completed in 1986, we have been considering the justification for flyovers and other improvements on A1 in Cambridgeshire. The results will be announced shortly when the current road programme review is complete. A flyover at the Brampton A604 junction is already included in the proposals for the M1-A1 link.
We are also examining small-scale proposals for reducing traffic movements across A1. These do not include complete closure of any side road junctions. There are no proposals for upgrading this section of A1 to motorway standard.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any proposals to install crash barriers on the A1 between Brampton and Stamford.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe A1 is being reviewed following the initiative announced in December for providing central safety fencing on the majority of dual carriageway trunk roads. As a first step, fences have been added to a contract for structural maintenance north of Carpenters lodge, near Stamford which started recently.
A programme will be drawn up for additional fencing where justified, and as resources allow. The work will need to be spread over a period of years.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many intersections on the A1 between Brampton and Stamford have no roundabout or lights.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThere are eight with grade separation and three at-grade roundabouts. The remainder comprise 31 simple at-grade junctions. Five out of the 42 have lighting. There are no traffic lights.