HC Deb 04 November 1970 vol 805 cc1071-2
33. Mr Blaker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, whether he will make a statement about the progress made with planning for the Preston northerly bypass.

Mr. Graham Page

The recommendations of the feasibility study of this scheme have been accepted and the scheme is included in the Trunk Road Preparation Pool. Route surveys are now in progress and I hope that they will be completed by the end of the year, with a view to publication next spring.

Mr. Blaker

Is it not a fact that this proposed road would give a better return economically and by the saving of accidents than almost any other comparable road of similar cost?

Mr. Page

Yes, Sir.

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