HC Deb 19 July 1966 vol 732 cc76-81W
Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport if she will list the 81 major road projects which were due to start between August 1965 and January 1966, and which were deferred for six months, giving the actual date on which work was originally scheduled to start and the date on which each was scheduled to be completed, the date on which each project started or is now planned to start, and the date on which each will now be completed, and indicating in each case the

estimated cost at the time of deferment and the current estimate of the cost

MOTORWAY AND TRUNK ROAD SCHEMES
Target starting date at time of defement Target completion date at time of deferment Actual or revised target starting date Revised target completion date Estimated Cost At time of Current deferment £000 Current £000
M1 Tankersley-Darton 12/65 12/67 7/66 7/68 7,320 6,731
Darton-Horbury 1/66 1/68 7/66 7/68 7,210 7,267
Lowering of A580 10/65 3/67 3/66 9/67 1,500 1,500
M4 Chiswick-Langley Lighting 9/65 2/66 8/66 Early 1967 120 Tenders being considered
A66 Crackenthorpe Diversion, Westmorland 9/65 6/67 5/66 1/68 142 147
A5 Newton Bridge, Brownhills, Staffordshire 9/65 9/66 5/66 6/67 135 111
A46 Syston to Thrussington, Leicestershire 9/65 6/67 5/66 11/67 420 404
A38 Blue Linhay Hill to East Caton Cross, Ashburton, Devon. 10/65 5/67 4/66 10/67 275 219
A38 Loe Mill-Westever, Ivybridge, Devon 9/65 9/66 4/66 4/67 169 173
A31 Tricketts Cross to Hampshire County Boundary, Dorset. 10/65 10/66 5/66 5/67 111 130
A34 Newcastle-under-Lyme By-pass, Southern Section, Staffordshire. 10/65 5/67 7/66 1/68 380 380
A56 Daresbury Diversion, Cheshire 9/65 1/67 5/66 11/67 429 358
A63 Widening through Garforth, West Riding 10/65 1/67 6/66 9/67 124 124
Al2 Woodbridge Road/Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. 11/65 11/66 7/66 7/67 100 101
A10 Mitcham's Corner, Cambridgeshire 1/66 7/66 7/66 1/67 104 104
A38 Red Cross Hill-Trehill Lodge Kenn, Devon. 11/65 6/66 7/66 7/67 368 359
A38 Drumbridge-Chudleigh Knighton Bridge, Devon. 11/65 5/67 10/66 6/68 346 448
A6 Cat Row to Oakfield Drive, Bolton, Lancashire. 11/65 11/66 7/66 8/67 103 103
Al27 Hall Lane Cross Roads, Essex 11/65 11/66 6/66 6/67 238 252
A38 Staffordshire Boundary to Mickleover Link, Derbyshire. 12/65 12/67 5/66 5/68 1,546 1,489
A6 Blackrod By-pass to Dog Holes Farm, Lancashire. 12/65 9/66 8/66 5/67 100 90
A64 Malton By-pass (Eastern Section), North Riding. 12/65 12/67 Scheme under riding 447 —
A38 Cutwell Cross to Carew Arms, Ugborough, Devon. 11/65 11/66 10/66 10/67 134 150
A38 Ashburton By-pass, Devon 11/65 11/66 10/66 Late 1967 early 1968 134 182
A6 Dicconson Lane to St. John's Avenue, Westhoughton, Lancashire. 1/66 1/67 8/66 8/67 120 125
Al Long Bennington By-pass, Kesteven, Lincolnshire. 12/65 12/67 11/66 11/68 779 779*
A6 Stoughton Drive, Leicester City Boun-dary, Leicestershire. 8/65 8/66 4/66 4/67 92 84
A34 Stone Road/Eccleshall Road Round-about, Stafford. 10/65 10/66 7/66 7/67 100 101
A27 Diversion at Crocken Hill, West Sussex 10/65 1/67 4/66 7/67 98 110
Al27 Rayleigh Weir Roundabout, Essex 11/65 8/66 9/66 6/67 98 98
A3 Hogslodge to Gravel Hill, Hampshire 11/65 6/67 8/66 12/67 99 99*
A33 South of Popham, Hampshire 12/65 12/66 7/66 6/67 99 93
Al Westmains Diversion, Belford, Northum-berland. 12/65 12/66 9/66 1/68 77 82
A4 Rosedale Crescent to Reading Boundary, Berkshire. 1/66 10/66 7/66 4/67 170 170*
A38 Beare Diversion, Devon 1/66 1/67 8/66 9/67 99 110
A69 Scarrow Hill Improvement, Cumberland 12/65 5/67 9/66 11/67 150 155
A583 Ribby Corner, Lancashire 11/65 11/66 11/66 7/66 8/67 151 158
High Wycombe By-pass Contract II 8/65 10/67 6/66 6/68 4,156 4,246
* Cost being reviewed.

Mr. John Morris

The following is the and the current estimate of the cost. list.

CLASSIFIED ROAD SCHEMES
Target starting date at time of defement Target completion date at time of deferment Actual or revised target starting date Revised target completion date Estimated Cost At time of Current deferment £000 Current £000
Surrey … Maidstone-Guildford (A25) Bletchingley and Nutfield. 12/65 4/67 10/66 10/68 109 109
Coventry … Binley Road, A4114 10/65 10/66 3/66 3/67 100 94
Bolton … Farnworth and Kearsley By-pass 10/65 10/67 6/66 6/68 1,958 2,101
Lancashire
Northumberland … Weldon Bridge Diversion, A697. 11/65 11/67 1/67 1/69 308 308
West Riding … Horbury By-pass 9/65 6/67 7/66 4/68 252 268
Loughborough … New Road between A6 Derby Road and A60. 9/65 7/66 1/66 11/66 93 93
Southend-on-Sea I.R.R., Northern Section 9/65 9/67 2/66 2/68 731
Southend-on-Sea Ring Road, Part Eastern Section. 9/65 9/67 2/66 2/68 141 870
Ashford … A292, Diversion of East Hill 8/65 6/66 4/66 2/67 111 111
Hertfordshire … Southern Link Road, Hat-field New Town. 10/65 7/67 5/66 2/68 312 315*
G.L.C. High Street, Feltham … 12/65 9/66 7/66 6/67 187 188
Hillingdon … Cowley Road, Uxbridge 12/65 3/67 8/66 7/68 240 218
Richmond Heath Road, Twickenham … 9/65 9/66 7/66 3/67 96 96
Hampshire Ringwood to Bournemouth Spur. … 9/65 9/67 8/66 8/68 1,065 1,065*
Surrey … Dorking By-pass to Folly Lane, A24. 1/66 12/67 7/66 7/68 409 409
Surrey … A31, Farnham By-pass Extension. 11/65 5/67 7/66 1/68 360 360
Plymouth … Crownhill Junction 1/66 1/68 8/66 8/68 580 739†
Reading … Bridge Street Bridges, A33 12/65 2/68 1/66 1/68 120 131
Birmingham … Coventry Road, Clay Lane-City Boundary. 11/65 12/67 2/67 3/69 400 401
Dudley … Stourbridge Road (A461) 1/66 9/66 6/66 2/67 152 152
Warley … Relief Road-Route A457,Stage II. 1/66 7/66 8/66 2/67 77 77
Wolverhampton … I.R.R., Section III, Salop Street-Waterloo Road. 1/66 1/68 6/66 6/68 970 969
Cheshire … Wilmslow By-pass 11/65 11/67 Scheme superseded 220 —
Lancashire … Higham Diversion 12/65 12/66 5/66 5/67 77 77
Preston … I.R.R., Stage I 1/66 1/68 7/66 7/68 764 640†
St. Helens … A570, Improvement of Marshalls Cross Railway Bridge. 12/65 5/67 7/66 12/67 105 105
West Riding … Cinder Oven Bridge 1/66 1/67 Scheme superseded 151 —
Hertfordshire … Watford-Rickmansworth,Cassio Bridges. 11/65 5/67 1/67 7/68 112 112
Hampshire … Basingstoke Development,Worting Road Diversion. 11/65 5/67 9/66 3/68 72 49
Hampshire … Basingstoke Development,West Tangential Road. North. 11/65 5/67 9/66 3/68 422 417
G.L.C. … Strand Subway 1/66 10/66 Under review — 325 —
G.L.C. … Streatham Place 1/66 3/67 10/66 12/67 195 188
G.L.C. … Finchley Road (A41) 12/65 6/69 5/66 12/69 2,258 2,640
Newham … Barking Road/Green Street to Town Hall. 12/65 12/66 Under review — 200 —
London … Upper Thames Street (Bush Lane-Arthur Street). 1/66 1/67 6/66 6/67 360 357
G.L.C. … Beckenham Road Railway Bridge. 10/65 10/66 10/66 10/67 80 131†
G.L.C. … Holloway Road Railway Bridge. 9/65 5/66 9/66 5/67 120 120
Hounslow … Gunnersbury Station Railway Bridge. 1/66 7/67 9/66 3/68 130 130
G.L.C. … St. Johns Hill, Battersea 12/65 4/66 8/66 12/66 250 150

Target starting date at time of deferment Target completion date at time of deferment Actual or revised target starting date Revised target completion date Estimated Cost At time of Current deferment £000 Current £000
Buckinghamshire Black Horse Canal Bridge … 8/65 8/66 7/66 7/67 90 87
Birmingham Paradise Circus … 11/65 11/68 10/66 10/69 2,670 2,670 *
Brownhills Walsall-Lichfield Road … 12/65 12/66 Late 1966 12/67 225 225
West Riding Haigh Cottages-Oulton … 10/65 11/67 11/66 12/68 375 358
West Riding Stanningley By-pass … 9/65 9/67 6/66 6/68 992 978
* Grant value being reviewed. †Scheme revised