HC Deb 23 November 1955 vol 546 c1441
10. Mr. R. Bell

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what he estimates would be the cost of a fly-over crossing with interconnections at the intersection of A40 and the North Circular Road.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

About £600,000.

Mr. Bell

Would my right hon. Friend agree that this money would be saved in a year or two by the saving of time of the traffic using this road? Is it not a fact that the configuration of the ground is particularly suitable for a fly-over crossing and that the traffic blocks every rush-hour on every day are simply enormous?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I agree with what my hon. Friend says, which is at any rate part of the reason why I put it into the programme for the next three years which I announced on 2nd February.

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