§ 81. Mr. Finlayasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the number of road accidents known by the police to have occurred in 1953, 1954 and 1955, on the All London to Newmarket trunk road on a length of road extending from the Bull and Horseshoes public house, North Weald Basset to the junction of First Avenue, New Harlow, specifying separately the annual number in which fatal and other personal injuries have been sustained together with the annual number in which children under 15 years of age have received fatal or personal injuries.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe police reported 57 accidents in 1953, 76 in 1954 and 89 in 1955. Of these, one, none and one respectively were fatal and 17, 27 and 42 involved personal injury. No children were killed in any of these years; four were injured in 1953. three in 1954 and three in 1955.
§ 82. Mr. Finlayasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made on the Potter Street 109W diversion on the All trunk road authorised in 1955–56; and when the work on this scheme will be started.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI have made an Order establishing this diversion as a trunk road and the preparation of detailed working drawings and other preliminaries is well advanced. It is hoped to obtain the land required in time for work to start in the summer of 1957.
§ 83. Mr. Finlayasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made on the Harlow by-pass on the All trunk road; and when it is proposed to start work on this scheme.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI have made an Order establishing the line of this by-pass, and I hope very shortly to invite the county council to prepare the contract details. It is not possible yet to say when construction work will start.