§ 5. Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what action he proposes to relieve the traffic pressure through Usk in the interim period between the Raglan-Usk stage and Usk-Coldra stage of the Newport-Worcester trunk road.
§ Mr. Ifor DaviesMy right hon. Friend does not expect an unacceptably high flow of additional traffic to be generated through Usk and foresees no need for special measures in the town.
§ Mr. AndersonDoes my hon. Friend accept that the inhabitants of this delightful market town are already choked and deafened by the fumes and noise of the existing volume of traffic passing along the main street? Is this not bound to increase as a result of the opening of the next stage of the Newport-Worcester trunk road?
§ Mr. DaviesIn the event of any serious congestion, the matter will be closely examined.
§ 6. Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales how he proposes to meet the increased volume of traffic in the Abergavenny to Raglan road following the forecast completion of the Newport-Worcester trunk road in 1971.
§ Mr. Ifor DaviesMy right hon. Friend expects the road to handle the traffic without undue difficulty, though, as my hon. Friend was told on 14th November last, preliminary plans for an improved road have been prepared.—[Vol. 773, c. 1267.]
§ Mr. AndersonDoes my hon. Friend accept that the bottleneck caused by this obvious missing link on the A40 is bound to impede the increasingly successful industrial policy of the Welsh Office on the Heads of the Valleys road?
§ Mr. DaviesI would emphasise to my hon. Friend that it would be a great mistake to create the impression among industrialists considering coming to Wales that there is likely to be any serious or prolonged congestion on this road. The road will, of course, be improved as soon as possible.