Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.
§ Mr. Tom FraserThe following is the position as at 31st October:
Motorways in Use M.1 (including M.10) London-Yorkshire— Miles Aldenham-Crick 73 Crick-Markfield 26¾ M.2 Medway Motor Road 25¼ M.4 London-South Wales— Slough By-pass 5½ Maidenhead By-pass 6 Chiswick-Langley 13 M.5 Bristol-Birmingham— Lydiate Ash-Twyning 26 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle— Dunston-Preston 78¼ Preston By-pass 8 Preston-Lancaster 13¼ Lancaster By-pass 11½ M.50 Ross Spur 21½ A. 1(M) Doncaster By-pass 15½ Stevenage By-pass 7 Darlington-Barton By-pass 13 A.20(M) Maidstone By-pass 6¾ M.62 Stretford-Eccles By-pass (Classified motorway built by Lancs. C.C.) 6 M.5 Filton By-pass (Classified motorway built by Glos. C.C.) 2¼ 358½ 180W
Motorways under Construction M.1 London-Yorkshire— Page Street-Edgware Bury Lane (Hendon motorway) 4¼ Edgware Bury Lane-Aldenham 4 Brockley Interchange — Markfield-Lockington 12½ Sandiacre-Nuthall 6 Nuthall-Pinxton 8½ Pinxton-Barlborough 14¼ East Ardsley-Stourton 4½ Tinsley Viaduct ¾ Aston-Tinsley (including part of Thurcroft Link) 6½ Wakefield-East Ardsley 3½ Lockington-Sandiacre 3½ M.4 London-South Wales— Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Hambrook-Tormarton 8 Severn Bridge and Approaches 6½ M.5 Midland Motorway Links— Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 M.6 Midland Motorway Links— Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Shareshill-Dunston 8¼
Motorways under construction (cont.) Miles A.1(M) Baldock By-pass 6¼ A.1(M) Durham Motorway— Aycliffe-Bradbury (including Bridges) 5¼ A.40(M) High Wycombe By-pass— Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 128
Contracts Placed M.1 London-Yorkshire: Barlborough Morthen 7 7
Tenders Invited A.40(M) High Wycombe By-pass— Handy Cross-Burkes Road, excluding Loudwater Viaduct 4¾ 4¾
Schemes Made M.1 London-Yorkshire— Morthen-Doncaster By-pass 8½ Meadowhall-Wakefield 19 Fiveways Corner ½ Section of Thurcroft Link 1 M.6 Midland Motorway Links— Catthorpe-Darlaston 41¾ M.5 Midland Motorway Links— South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle-Penrith By-pass 8 A.1(M) Durham Motorway— Bradbury-Chester-le-Street 16½ A.40(M) High Wycombe By-pass— Handy Cross-Burkes Road, Loudwater Viaduct only ¼ M.5 Birmingham-Bristol— South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury 41 Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano 6 Easton-in-Gordano - East Brent 20½ M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire— Worsley-Moss Moor 17 Moss Moor-Outlane 7¼ Outlane-Lofthouse 19½ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle— West of Killington Reservoir-South of Hackthorpe 21 237¾ 181W
Draft Scheme Published M.3 London-Basingstoke 39¾ M.4 London-South Wales— Liddington-Tormarton 30 A.40(M) Beaconsfield & Gerrards Cross By-pass 7½ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle— Carlisle By-pass 7 East of Carnforth-West of Killington Reservoir 15 Penrith-Carlisle 12¼
Miles M.61 Preston-Manchester— Preston By-pass-North of Westhoughton 13 M.62 Lancashire - Yorkshire: Lofthouse-A.1 10½ A.20(M) Ditton By-pass 6½ 141½
Line not yet Published M.1 London-Yorkshire— Page Street-North Circular 2 M.4 London-South Wales— Maidenhead-Liddington 47 M.11 London-Bishop's Stortford 32 M.23 London-Crawley 27 M.61 Preston-Manchester— North of Westhoughton-Manchester 9¼ M.56 North Cheshire Motorway 26 Sharston By-pass 2½ A.1(M) Birtley By-pass 2½ Blackfell-White Mare Pool (Classified motorway to be built by Durham C.C.) 3½ 151¾