§ Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)I beg leave to introduce a petition on behalf of the A5209 Traffic Action Group, representing 2,500 people in the villages of Wrightington, Parbold, Newburgh, Latham and Burscough. The petition declares:
The A5209 … which links junction 27 of the M6 motorway to the A59 road at Burscough, is totally unsuited for the purpose of a feeder route into West Lancashire for heavy commercial traffic, by reason of its narrow, twisting and dangerous carriageway through a mainly rural area. This is causing hazardous conditions, destruction of the quality of life, and environmental damage affecting the residents of five villages which are situated on the route.The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons:—authorise the Department of Transport to hasten construction of the Ormskirk and Burscough bypasses, and on completion to place a 7.5 ton weight limit on the full length of the A5209 route.I fully support that petition.
§ To lie upon the Table.