Midland Motorway Link

HC Deb 12 July 1967 vol 750 cc811-2

25. Mr. Dance

asked the Minister of Transport why it has been decided to divert future traffic from the Midland Motorway link, when completed, along the A46 to join the M1 in a northerly direction at Narborough instead of building a northern slip road at the M6-M1 junction.

Mr. Swingier

There are shorter connections for northbound traffic provided by A46, A426 and A453, and the likely use of northern slip roads at the M6-M1 junction would not justify the cost.

Mr. Dance

Will the Minister give an assurance that the new road will be completed according to the time schedule, and that the new proposed road will be as effective as the suggested slip road?

Mr. Swingler

Yes, Sir. The development of the Midland motorway links programme is proceeding according to the timetable. If we do not run into further snags it will be completed according to the announcements made. We are talking about the complex between Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham and so on, and we have no doubt, from a study of the traffic concerned, that this scheme is the best we can devise.