§ 14 . Mr. Bonham Carterasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, what plans he has for widening A.30 between Exeter and Okehampton; and when.
§ Mr. NugentWe have no plans for widening this length of road in the immediate future. The long-term proposals will, however, provide for a 33 ft. wide carriageway throughout.
§ Mr. Bonham CarterIs the hon. Gentleman aware that more than 4 million people use this part of the road every summer and traffic congestion in the summer is very acute? Will he do everything he can to hasten the improvement he has been so good as to announce?
§ Mr. NugentCertainly, Sir.
§ Captain PilkingtonIs my hon. Friend aware that A.30 needs not so much widening as duplicating throughout the whole of its length?
§ Mr. NugentYes, Sir, I have travelled up and down this road once or twice myself.