§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Transport what estimated expenditure for major improvement schemes on classified roads were submitted for the years 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, and 1963–64, for the Counties of Brecon, Cardigan, Merioneth, Montgomery and Radnor; and what sums were received in grant or for allocation for each of these years.
§ Mr. MarplesThe figures are set out in the following table. All figures represent the amount of grant—including appropriate proportion of land costs—not the total cost of the schemes.
Schemes costing under £10,000 each are selected by the highway authorities within a grant total allocated to them.
The six lines at present open to all traffic are:
- Tweedmouth—Kelso.
- Alnmouth—Alnwick.
- Monkseaton—Blyth/Newbiggin
- North Tyneside.
- Haltwhistle—Alston.
- Scotswood—North Wylam.
The six lines open to freight only are:
- Coldstream—Wooller.
- Chevington—Amble.
- Morpeth—Bellingham.
- Scotsgap—Rothbury.
- Morpeth—Bedlington.
- Ponteland branch.