HC Deb 05 April 1978 vol 947 c418
8. Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will now announce his decision in respect of the scheme to construct a flyover at Darrington on the Al trunk road.

Mr. Horam

I am glad to be able to tell my hon. Friend, in view of his long campaign for this improvement, that we have now authorised the preparation of tender documents for construction of the Darrington flyover.

Dr. Marshall

On behalf of the many hundreds of my constituents who will greatly benefit from the scheme, may I thank my hon. Friend for his very good news? Will he give an indication of when construction of the flyover will begin?

Mr. Horam

I hope that it will be possible to start work on the flyover by the end of this year and that it will then take about two years to construct.