§ 15. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales what improvements to the South Wales-North Wales Trunk Road (A 470) have been carried out over the past 10 years; and what proposal he has for further improvement of the route.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTwenty-two schemes, each valued at over £50,000, have been completed since January 1967, at a total cost of over £28 million. A further 38 schemes, valued at about £62 million, are in progress of being prepared.
§ Mr. EvansI thank my hon. Friend for that reply. I am glad to know that the Government are giving priority to this road as well as to the east-west link, which will improve the link-up with England. With regard to the development of the A470, will my hon. Friend bear in mind the need for a bypass at Abercynon and a link road in the Cynon Valley at Aberdare because of the traffic congestion?
§ Mr. Barry JonesI shall bear that in mind. I ought to tell my hon. Friend that this road scheme would seem to be the responsibility of the Mid-Glamorgan 1004 county authority, but it is aimed to start work on the next section of the new Cardiff-Merthyr trunk road between Abercynon and Pentrebach in 1981, at a likely cost of £23 million.