HC Deb 23 December 1964 vol 704 cc285-9W
Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport when he estimates the first thousand miles of motorway in Great Britain will be completed.

Mr. Tom Fraser

By the early 1970's.

local government on major improvements and new construction, and on minor improvements and maintenance, respectively; and what expenditure is likely over the next five years.

Mr. Tom Fraser

The following table gives the expenditure since 1946:

which they are appropriate, the figures given above for Exchequer expenditure are different from the figures given annually in the Appropriation Account for payments from the Exchequer.

Expenditure during 1964–65 and over the following five years is likely to be:

Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport if he will list the sections of motorway, showing the mileages in each case, which are in use, under construction, for which tenders have been invited, for which schemes have been made, for which draft schemes have been published, and for which a line has not yet been published, showing the actual or estimated completion date and the actual or estimated cost wherever possible.

Motorways in Use Miles Completion Date Cost £m.
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Aldenham-Crick 73 November, 1959 32.3
Crick-Misterton October, 1964 5.0
M.2 Medway Motor Road 25¼ May, July and September, 1963 16.0
M.4 London-South Wales
Slough By-Pass April, 1963 4.9
Maidenhead By-Pass 6 June, 1961 3.0
Chiswick Flyover-Lionel Road Inter change ¾ November, 1964 2.0
M.5 Bristol-Birmingham
Lydiate Ash-Twyning 26 July, 1962 9.4
M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Dunston-Preston 78¼ August, 1962-November 56.13
Preston By-Pass 8 December, 1958 5.2
Lancaster By-Pass 11½ April, 1960 4.7
M.50 Ross Spur 21½ November, 1960 6.7
A.1(M) Doncaster By-Pass 15½ July, 1961 6.5
Stevenage By-Pass 7 July, 1962 2.2
A.20(M) Maidstone By-Pass June and December, 1960 2.6
Stretford-Eccles By-Pass (Classified motorway built by Lancashire County Council) 6 October, 1960 5.6
Filton By-Pass (Classified motorway built by Gloucestershire County Council) May, 1963 .74
300¾

Motorways under Construction
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Page Street-Edgwarebury Lane (Hendon Motorway) Summer, 1967 14.14
Edgwarebury Lane-Aldenham 4 Summer, 1966
Brockley Interchange Autumn, 1966
Misterton-Whetstone-Markfield 18¾ Spring, 1965-Autumn, 1965 33.2
Markfield-River Trent 12½
River Trent-Stanton-by-Dale Summer, 1966
Stanton-by-Dale-Nuthall Summer, 1966
Nuthall-Pinxton End 1966 5.5
(works only)
M.4 London-South Wales
Lionel Road Interchange-Langley 12 Early 1965 15.5
Almondsbury-Hambrook Spring, 1966 3.0
Almondsbury Interchange Spring, 1966 2.5
Severn Bridge and Approaches 1966 17.30
Crick-Newport 9 Summer, 1966 5.0
Newport By-Pass 7 1966 8.58
M.5 Midland Motorway
Links Ash-Quinton 6 Late 1965 6.64
M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Preston-Lancaster 13¼ April, 1965 11.06
M.6 Midland Motorway Links
Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late 1966 5.48
Shareshill-Dunston Spring, 1966 6.08
A.l(M) Darlington-Barton By-Pass (including Darling-ton Spur) 13 Spring, 1965 6.95
A.48(M) Port Talbot By-Pass Early 1966 5.03
A.40(M) High Wycombe By-Pass
Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn, 1966 5.31
159½
Tenders Invited
M.1 London- Yorkshire
Sheffield-Leeds (Tinsley Viaduct) ¾ Late 1967
A.1(M) Durham Motorway (Bridges)
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Mr. Tom Fraser:

The information requestes is set out in the following table:

Schemes Made Miles Estimated Completion Date
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Pinxton-Doncaster By -pass 29¾ Late 1967
Sheffield-Leeds-Spur 33¼ Late1967
M.4 London-South Wales
Hambrook-Tormarton 8 1967
Midland Motorway Links
M.6 Catthorpe-Darlaston 41¾
M.5 South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 June 1968
M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Penrith By-Pass 8
A.1(M) Baldock By-Pass Summer 1967
Durham Motorway 16½
A.40(M) High Wycombe By-Pass
Handy Cross-Burkes Road (including Viaduct) 5 1967
M.5 Birmingham-Bristol
South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury 41
Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano 6
M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire
Worsley-Moss Moor 17
Moss Moor-Outlane
229¾
Draft Scheme Published
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Fiveways Corner ½
M.3 London-Basingstoke 39¾
M.5 Birmingham-Bristol
align="center">Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent align="center">20½
M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire
Outlane-Lofthouse 19½
A.40(M) Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-Pass
Thurcroft Motorway Link
M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Lancaster-Penrith 36½
126
Line not yet Published
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Page Street-North Circular 2
M.4 London-South Wales
Maidenhead-Tormarton 71½
M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Penrith-Carlisle 12
Carlisle By-Pass 7
M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire
Lofthouse-A.1 10½
M.11 London-Bishop's Stortford 32
A.20(M) Ditton By-Pass
M.23 London-Crawley 27
M.61 Preston-Manchester 22¼
190¾