§ 23. Mr. Denzil Freethasked the Minister of Transport what plans he has for providing dual carriageways on A.30 between the top of Kempshott Hill and the junction with A.33.
§ Mr. HayWe intend eventually to provide dual carriageways on A.30 between the end of the Basingstoke Motorway, which will join A.30 near the top of Kempshott Hill, and its junction with A.33 at Popham Corner.
1291 We hope soon to authorise work to start on the first section between Blind Man's Oak and Ganderdown.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethWhile thanking my hon Friend for that more hopeful reply, may I ask him how much extra, percentage-wise, it would have cost if this dual carriageway project had been carried out at the same time as the recent realignment of the road over the stretch mentioned? Is it not very often penny wise and pound foolish to have all the land acquired, and all the road implements on the site and then to remove them only to get them back at a later date?