§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Minister of Transport what schemes of improvements are contemplated in the near future on those portions of the Swansea—Manchester and London—Fishguard trunk roads that run through the county of Carmarthen; and whether he can state the estimated cost of those schemes?
§ Mr. BurginSeven minor improvement schemes, estimated to cost £4,950, on the Swansea—Manchester road and two schemes, estimated to cost £1,150, on the London—Fishguard road in Carmarthenshire will be put in hand as soon as entry3120W has been obtained on the land which is being acquired. Nine major improvement schemes for widenings, by-passes or diversions, estimated to cost £144,000, are also in contemplation, and the routes of these are at present being surveyed by the county council as my agents with a view to the making of the necessary orders under Sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Trunk Roads Act. The completion of these surveys and the acquisition of the land required will take some months and it is not likely that constructional work on these major improvements can be begun before the next financial year.