HC Deb 12 May 1970 vol 801 c1056
36. Mr. Christopher Price

asked the Minister of Transport on which date he now estimates the Great Barr Interchange on the M6 will open.

The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport (Mr. Albert Murray)

In July this year.

Mr. Price

Is my hon. Friend aware that when it is open the stretch of road between this inter-change and the City of Birmingham will be one of the most congested stretches of road in the West Midlands? What does his Department intend to do to relieve that congestion?

Mr. Murray

I assume that my hon. Friend is talking about the A34. Traffic routeing plans have been made to relieve congestion which may occur on this road during the period between the opening of the Great Barr Interchange and the completion of the programmed improvements of the A34.