§ 10. Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is aware of the danger to persons and vehicles of the juxtaposition at the end of the M3, Winchester section, of a blind hump in the road, a cafe, a filling station and a gap for crossing the central reservation between the two-carriage ways; when he is going to take steps to alter this state of affairs; and when he is going to erect adequate warning signs.
§ Mr. SpeedYes. Work on an improvement scheme is expected to start in the autumn. In the meantime warning signs and a white hazard warning line on the carriageway are to be provided.
§ Mr. MitchellI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that, but I am afraid that it is not good enough. The problem is that there is a crossing on the central reservation which is totally blind for approach- 1488 ing vehicles, which come down at 70 miles an hour—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. Is the hon. Gentleman asking for information or giving it?
§ Mr. MitchellMy question is this: will my hon. Friend proceed to do something much more quickly than the autumn to move the crossing on the central reservation further south?
§ Mr. SpeedWe are giving consideration to measures to reduce the dangers from turning traffic, which I think would meet my hon. Friend's point.