§ 25. Mr. McBrideasked the Minister of Transport the total existing mileage of six, four, and three lane highways in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively; what mileage is under construction; and what is the additional mileage of planned construction estimated to be in use by 1970.
§ Mr. Tom FraserAs the Answer involves a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. McBrideWould my right hon. Friend consider that modern conditions indicate the speedy discontinuing of the construction of highways with the suicidal centre strip? Has he considered in the Welsh connotation that the extent in
| TRUNK ROADS AND MOTORWAYS | |||||||||||
| Existing mileage | Mileage under construction | Additional mileage of planned construction estimated to be in use by 1970 | |||||||||
| 6L | 4L | 3L | 6L | 4L | 3L | 6L | 4L | 3L | |||
| England | … | … | 204¾ | 727¼ | 766½* | 178½ | 104 | 1 | 386 | 276¼ | — |
| Wales | … | … | — | 16½ | 48¼* | — | 27¼ | 7½ | — | 37 | 7¾ |
| Scotland | … | … | 4¾ | 127 | 64 | — | 29½ | — | 9½ | 57 | — |
| Similar information is not available for classified roads. | |||||||||||
| * This figure is lower than that printed in the 1963–64 Report "Roads in England and Wales". The reason is that several stretches of road previously regarded as three-lane are now rated only as two-lane. | |||||||||||
| Note: The information about roads in Scotland was provided by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland. |