HC Deb 23 November 1965 vol 721 cc46-54W
Sir W. Bromley-Davenport

asked the Minister of Transport if he will list the larger road schemes in urban areas to be considered for grant in each of the three years up to 1967–68.

Mr. Tom Fraser

Classified road schemes in urban areas estimated to cost £100,000 or more which are expected to be considered for grant during the remainder of 1965–66, in 1966–67 and in 1967–68 are listed below.

Highway Authority Scheme
Tyneside
Northumberland C.C. A.1058—Coast Road.
A. 193—Seaton Sluice Bridge.
South Shields C.B.C A. 19—Through Road.
Central Area Stage I.
Tynemouth C.B.C. A.695—Wallsend Road Improvement.
West Midland
Wolverhampton C.B.C. Inner Ring Road, Part 3.
Dudley C.B.C. A.461—Borough Boundary to A.4036.
West Bromwich C.B.C. Newton Road A.4041.
Borough Boundary to Stone Cross—A.4031.
Birmingham C.B.C Inner Ring Road—St. Chad's Circus.
A.45—Clay Lane to Boundary.
A.34—High Street, Aston, Part I.
West Riding
Wakefield C.B.C. A.636/A.61—Ings Road, Kirkgate and Grove Road gyratory system.
West Riding C.C Stanningley By-pass.
A.639—Haigh Cottages to Oulton.
A.642—Horbury By-pass.
Rest of England
Surrey C.C. A.244—Sunbury By-pass and Upper Halliford By-pass.
Southampton C.B.C Dorset Street Link.
Surrey C.C. A.308—Staines Road between Sunbury Cross and Ford Bridge.
A.31—Extension of Farnham By-pass, Stage I.
Bristol C.B.C A.4044/A.420—Inner Circuit Road, Stage IV.
Old Market Street underpass.
Somerset C.C. Long Ashton By-pass.
Coventry C.B.C. A.414—Binley Road.
Staffs. C.C Etruria Bridge, Newcastle under Lyme.
Stafford C.B.C A.5013—Eccleshall Road.
Bootle C.B.C. A.5058—Balliol Road and Millers Bridge (Derby Road to Breeze Hill).
Middlesbrough C.B.C. A. 171—North Ormesby level crossing.
Nottingham C.B.C. A.612—London Road from Station to Canal Street.
Stockton C.B.C. Stockton Northern Ring Road.
West Hartlepool C.B.C. A.689—Brenda Road to Stranton.
North Riding C.C. Link to Lackenby Dock (continuation of proposed Teesside Parkway).
1966–67
London Area
Greater London Council A.23—Streatham High Road.
A.2—Bricklayers Arms.
A.21/A.205—Catford Road/Bromley Road Stage I
A.503—Seven Sisters Road.
A.2—Blackheath Hill.
(Maidenstone Hill/Hyde Vale).
A.206—Woolwich Church Street.
(Kingsman Street/W. Ferry).
A.301—Waterloo Road.
(Lower Marsh/Alaska Street).
A.234—Beckenham Road.
Railway Bridge.
Merseyside
Birkenhead C.B.C Rock Ferry By-pass
Liverpool C.B.C. Roe Street/Hood Street
Low Hill/Myrtle Street
South-East Lancashire and Nurth-East Cheshire
Bolton C.B.C. Trinity Street Railway Bridge.
Bury C.B.C. Inner Relief Road.
Cheshire C.C. Altrincham level-crossing By-pass.
A. 538—Diversion, Ringway
Cheshire C.C, Lanes. C.C. and Manchester C.B.C. Sale Eastern and Northenden By-pass.
Lanes, C.C White City, Stretford, gyratory system.
Edge Lane, Stretford.
Manchester C.B.C. Chorlton Road extension.
Princess Parkway/Wythenshawe Road junction.
Princess Parkway/Barlow Moor Road junction.

Highway Authority Scheme
Oldham C.B.C. Southern Internal By-pass.
Bottom o' th' Moor widening.
Rochdale C.B.C. A.627—Diversion.
Inner Relief Road.
Tyneside
Durham C.C. A. 185—Bill Quay Bridge Felling.
South Shields C.B.C. A. 19—Through Road.
Central Area Stage II.
West Midland
Birmingham C.B.C. Inner Ring Road-Paradise Circus.
A.38—Bristol Street, Horse Fair.
Outer Ring Road, Stretford.
A.34—Aldridge Road-Walsall Road.
Lionel Street to Summer Lane.
Middle Ring Road-Ledsam Street to Spring Hill.
Aldridge U.D.C. Bosty Lane.
Staffs C.C Dudley to Lye A.4036.
West Bromwich C.B.C. Northern Loop.
Smethwick C.B.C. B.4168—Roebuck Lane.
Walsall C.B.C. A.454—Motorway junction to Ring Road.
Tipton T.C Dudley Port Aqueduct.
Stourbridge T.C. Central Green.
West Riding
Bradford C.B.C. A.650—Wakefield Road, Stage I.
Dewsbury C.B.C. A.652—Webster Hill to Wellington Road Railway Station.
Halifax C.B.C A.58—Cow Green and Upper Broad Street.
Huddersfield C.B.C. A.640—from Tan Yard Road to Motorway system at Outlane.
A.62—Union Street-St. Andrew's Road.
Leeds C.B.C Inner Ring Road, Stage II.
Leeds C.B.C Stanningley By-pass.
Wakefield C.B.C. A.61—Cricket Ground near Agbrigg Lane-Stanbridge Lane.
West Riding C.C. and Wakefield C.B.C. A.636—Approaches to M.1.
West Riding C.C. A.639—Rothwell Railway Bridge.
A.653—Leeds Boundary to Tingley Interchange on M.62.
Rest of England
Kent C.C A.21—Tonbridge By-pass.
East Sussex C.C. A.26—Lewes Relief Road, Stage I.
Hampshire C.C A. 32—Fareham Eastern By-pass.
Portsmouth C.B.C. Potential: Class I Extension of Dockyard Loop to Anglesey Road.
Southampton C.B.C. A.35—Redbridge Road, Stage III.
Southampton C.B.C. Docks Road Extension.
St. Mary's Place-Queens Park.
Berkshire C.C A.404—Marlow and Bisham By-pass.
(Roadworks in Berks and new river bridge)
Buckinghamshire A.404—Marlow and Bisham By-pass.
(Roadworks in Bucks.)
Berkshire C.C Faringdon relief road.
Buckinghamshire C.C. Aylesbury Inner Ring Road (S.W. Section).
Bristol C.B.C A.4044/38—Stokes Croft, Stage I.
Reading C.B.C Potential: Class I Inner Ring Road West Side (Castle Street to Caversham Road).
Gloucester C.B.C. Class III Inner Ring Road, Station Road/Barton Street.
Reading C.B.C A.33—Bridge Street Underpass.
Somerset C.C A.37 Axbridge By-pass.
Cornwall C.C A.39—Truro relief road.
Exeter C.B.C A.30—River Exe Bridge.
Plymouth C.B.C. A.374/386—Crownhill Junction.
Stoke-on-Trent C.B.C. B.5038—Trentham Road.
Warwickshire C.C. A. 444—Bed worth By-pass.
Coventry C.B.C. Potential: Class I Inner Ring Road Stage 5.
Warrington C.B.C. A.57—Liverpool Road Division.
St. Helens C.B.C. A.570—Marshalls Cross Road.
Lancashire C.C. Thornton-Clevelys By-pass Stage I.
Preston C.B.C A.6—Park Road.
Wigan C.B.C A.49—Marus Bridge northwards beyond Little Lane.
Darlington C.B.C. Inner Ring Road Stage I.
Inner Ring Road Stage II.
West Riding C.C. A.6023—Mexborough relief road.
A.633—Rawmarsh, High Street.
Doncaster C.B.C. A.60/A.630—Cleveland Street-Balby Road.
Rotherham C.B.C. Inner By-pass Section I.

Highway Authority Scheme
Grimsby C.B.C. A.16—Cleethorpes Road Level Crossing.
Derby C.B.C. Inner Ring Road, Section I.
Derbyshire C.C. A.615—Alfreton-South Normanton By-pass.
Leicester C.B.C. St. Margrets Way and Ravensbridge Drive.
Northampton C.B.C. A.45—Wellingborough Road.
Nottingham C.B.C A.6008—Theatre Square.
Norwich C.B.C. Inner Ring Road (part).
Essex C.C. A. 130—Chelmsford inner relief road, Stage 2.
B.1335—Aveley By-pass.
Luton C.B.C Inner relief road, Stage 1.
London Area 1967–68
Greater London Council A. 1203—The Highway-remainder.
A.102—Blackwall Tunnel S. Approach.
A.217—Wandsworth Bridge S. Approach.
A. 1203—East Smithfield.
A.1—Archway Intersection and Subway.
A.107—Cambridge Heath Road (Darling Row/Mile End Road).
A.21/A.205—Catford Road/Bromley Road, Stage II.
A.3—London Bridge Footbridge.
A.200—Duke Street Hill.
A. 1000—Barnet Hill Railway Bridge.
A.4020—Uxbridge Central Area diversion (Stage I).
Merseyside
Birkenhead C.B.C. Borough Road.
Bootle C.B.C. Hornby Road.
Liverpool C.B.C. Great Homer Street dualling.
Wallasey C.B.C. Hoylake Road.
In addition, loans may be considered for the following schemes over this period:
Birkenhead C.B.C. Approaches to existing tunnel.
Liverpool C.B.C. and Wallasey C.B.C. Second Mersey Tunnel.
South East Lancashire and North-East Cheshire. Programme for 1967–68 still to be agreed.
Tyneside
Gateshead C.B.C. A.1 Link.
Northumberland C.C. Earsdon to West Monkseaton.
Tynemouth C.B.C. A. 19—New York Road Improvement.
South Shields C.B.C. A. 19—Through Road, Stage III.
West Midland
Staffs. C.C. A.461—Lichfield-Aldridge Road.
Wolverhampton C.B.C. A.460—Stafford Street.
Inner Ring Road, Part 4.
Birmingham C.B.C. A.456—Five Ways.
Inner Ring Road—Bath Street to Loveday Street.
Inner Ring Road—Great Charles Street.
Inner Ring Road—Suffolk Street.
Inner Ring Road—Lancaster Place.
A.34—Birchfield Road.
Walsall C.B.C. Hatherton Ring Road.
West Riding Programme for 1967–68 still to be agreed.
Rest of England
Canterbury C.B.C. Potential: Class I Ring Road (Wincheap Green to St. Georges Gate).
Buckinghamshire C.C. Potential: Class I, Slough, Wellington Street.
Worcestershire C.C. Potential: Class I, Kidderminster Inner Ring Road, Stage II (Coventry Street-Comberton Hill).
Hereford C.B.C. Potential: Class I East-West road (ii) and (iii) Newmarket Street and Bath Street (north end).
Worcester C.B.C. A.38—High Street and College Street.
Potential Class I—City Walls Road.
Cheshire C.C. A.34—Alderley Edge By-pass.
Lancashire C.C. A.582—Lostock Hall By-pass.
Sunderland C.B.C. Inner Ring Road, Stage I.
Carlisle C.B.C Potential Class I—Civic Centre roundabout and link to Victoria Place.
Sheffield C.B.C. Rotherham By-pass (city centre—A.57).
Lincoln C.B.C. Brayford Head Bridge.
Derby C.B.C. Inner Ring Road, Sections 9 and 10.
Norwich C.B.C. A.1024—Inner link road (Chapel Field Road to Finkelgate).
West Hartlepool C.B.C. A.689—Stockton Street (Stranton to Church Street).

Highway Authority Scheme
1965–68
London Area
Greater London Council. (Other schemes expected to be considered for grant in the three years 1965–68.) A.1009—Hatch End B.160/B.146.
A.212—Northend/Wellesley Road.
Courtney Avenue Extension.
Romford Ring Road Part I.
Romford Ring Road Part II.
A.233—North Cray Road (Stage I).
B.274—Wellesley Road/Lansdowne Road A.121.
Hornchurch Ring Road (Southern Loop).
Class III—Vigo Street.
B.119—Roman Road (Cranbrook Terrace/Totty Street).
A.11—Grove Road (Mill End Road/Murdoch Cottages).
A.402—Goldhawke Road (Wells Road/Paddenswick Road).
Route 11—Aldgate High Street, Stage I.
B.l32—Upper Thames Street (Bush Lane/Arthur Street).
Southern Route—St. Mary at Hill/Byward Street.
Route 11—Blomfield Street/Old Broad Street.
Aldersgate Street (London Wall/Barbican).
Aldersgate Street (Barbican/Fawn Street).

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