§ 38. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on his proposals for the new Hull-Beverley trunk road and the development of a ring road round Beverley.
Mr. Bob BrownPreliminary investigation of the proposed diversion of the Hull-Beverley trunk road and the related southern by-pass of Beverley, including a comparative study of alternative alignments, has been completed by the East Riding County Council. A report recommending the preferred alignment is soon to be submitted to my right hon. Friend. Subject to his consideration of this report, he hopes to be able to publish a draft Order under Section 7 of the Highways Act, 1959, in the first half of 1969.
§ Mr. WallIn thanking the Minister for that reply, may I ask him to bear in mind that this trunk road has been under discussion since the 1930s? Can he say a little more about the complete ring road round Beverley? I think that in his reply he mentioned only the southern part of it.
Mr. BrownNo complete ring is envisaged. The north-west bypass is included in the principal road preparation list for the early mid-1970s at a cost of £400,000 and the short eastern by-pass between Figham and Grove Hill is to be constructed during the present financial year at a cost of £120,000.