§ 71. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Transport how many concrete lamp standards have been knocked down between the Black Prince, Bexley, and Watling Street, Dartford, since 1st January, 1960; what is the total cost of replacements; and why, when there are ample grass verges, they are erected within a few inches of the roadway where in places there is no kerb, thereby increasing hazards.
§ Mr. Tom FraserForty-seven. The cost of replacement is about £50 per column. This lighting was installed between six and eight years ago and the siting of the columns, which I understand varies between 18 inches and 2 feet from the edge of the carriageway, was in accordance with the practice at that time.