§ Mr. Awdryasked the Minister of Transport if she 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.
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§ Mr. SwinglerThe following table shows the position at 10th March. Information about classified motorways is limited to sections in use or for which
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Motorways in Use Miles Completion Date Actual or Estimated Cost (including land unless otherwise stated) £m. M.1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE Brockley Hill-Aldenham 4 October 1966 4.5 Aldenham-Crick 73 November 1959 50.5 (main works only) Crick Markfield 26¾ October 1964 and January 1965 Markfield-Kegworth 11 December 1965 Kegworth-Nuthall 11¼ May 1966 and August 1966 see * below M.2 MEDWAY MOTOR ROAD 25¼ May, July and September 1963 16.0 M.4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES Chiswick-Langley 13 November 1964 and March 1965 19.6 Slough By-pass 5½ April 1963 4.9 Maidenhead By-pass 6 June 1961 3.0 Tormarton-Newhouse 20 September and December 1966 28.0 M.5 BRISTOL-BIRMINGHAM Twyning-Lydiate Ash 26 July 1962 9.4 Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 November 1965 6.6 M.5 FILTON BY-PASS(Classified Motorway built by Gloucestershire C.C.) 2¼ May 1963 .7 M.6 BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE Darlaston-Dunston 14¼ March and September 1966 12.6 Dunston-Preston 78½ August 1962—November 1963 56.1 Preston By-pass 8 December 1958 5.2 Preston-Lancaster 13¼ January 1965 11.0 Lancaster By-pass 11½ April 1960 4.7 M.50 ROSS SPUR 21½ November 1960 6.7 M.62 STRETFORD-ECCLES BY-PASS (Classified Motorway built by Lancashire C.C.) 6 October 1960 5.6 A.1(M) STEVENAGE BY-PASS 7 July 1962 2.2 DONCASTER BY-PASS 15½ July 1961 6.5 DARLINGTON BY-PASS 13 May 1965 6.5 A.20(M) MAIDSTONE BY-PASS 6¾ June and December 1960 2.6 LEEDS INNER RING ROAD STAGE I (Classified Motorway built by Leeds C.B.C.) ¾ January 1967 2.1 425¾ schemes have been made by the highway authorities concerned and submitted to my right hon. Friend for confirmation.
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Trunk Motorways Miles Completion Date Actual or Estimated Cost (including land unless otherwise stated) £m. Motorways under construction M1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill (Hendon Motorway) … … 4¼ Spring 1967 10.2 Nuthall-Pinxton … … 8½ May 1967 31.7 includes * above Pinxton-Barlborough … … 14¼ Summer 1967 Barlborough-Morthen … … 7 Late 1967 Morthen-Doncaster By-pass … … 9 Early 1968 5.1 (main works only) Aston-Tinsley … … 6½ Autumn 1967 6.0 (main works only) Tinsley Viaduct … … ¾ October 1967 4.5 (main works only) Meadowhall-Tankersley … … 5½ Mid 1968 6.0 (main works only) Tankersley-Horbury … … 13½ Autumn 1968 14.0 (main works only) Horbury-East Ardsley … … 3½ Summer 1967 3.9 (main works only) East Ardsley-Stourton … … 4¼ Summer 1967 5.4 (main works only) M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth … … 4¼ December 1969 5.8 M6 BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE Darlaston-Ray Hall … … 2¾ July 1969 10.3 Penrith By-pass … … 8 February 1969 8.9 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE Moss Moor-Pole Moor … … 6 November 1969 8.2 A1(M) BALDOCK BY-PASS … … 6¼ Spring 1967 4.1 A1(M) DURHAM MOTORWAY Aycliffe-Bradbury … … 5¼ Autumn 1967 4.7 Bradbury-Bowburn … … 6 October 1968 4.6 A40(M) HIGH WYCOMBE BY-PASS Stokenchurch-Handy Cross … … 8 May 1967 5.2 (main works only) Handy Cross-Burkes Road … … 4¾ Summer 1968 4.0 (main works only) Loudwater Viaduct … … ¼ September 1968 1.9 (main works only) 128¾
Tenders invited Miles M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL Quinton-Oldbury … … … … … … … … … … 3½ A41-Great Barr … … … … … … … … … … 4¾ 8¼
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Schemes made Miles M.1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE Fiveways Corner … … … … … … … … … ½ M.4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES Tormarton-Liddington … … … … … … … … … 30 M.5 BIRMINGHAM-BIRSTOL Oldbury-A.41 … … … … … … … … … 1¾ Strensham-Almondsbury … … … … … … … … … 41 Avonmouth-East Brent … … … … … … … … … 22 M.6 BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE Catthorpe-Ray Hall … … … … … … … … … 39 Carnforth-Hackthorpe … … … … … … … … … 36½ Penrith-Carlisle … … … … … … … … … 12¼ Carlisle By-pass … … … … … … … … … 7
M.56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Miles Preston Brook-Hapsford … … … … … … 8 M.61 PRESTON-MANCHESTER Preston-Westhoughton … … … … … … 13 M.62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE Worsley-Moss Moor … … … … … … 17 Pole Moor-Ferrybridge … … … … … … 31¼ A.l(M) DURHAM-MOTORWAY Bowburn-Chester-le-Street … … … … … … 10½ A.20(M) DITTAM-BY-PASS … … … … … … 6½ A.40(M) BEACONSFIELD AND GERRARDS CROSS BY-PASS … … … … … … 7½ 283¾
Draft Scheme published Miles M.1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE Fiveways Corner North Circular Road … … … … … … … … 2 M.3 LONDON-BASINGSTOKE … … … … … … … … 39¾ M.4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES Holyport-Liddington … … … … … … … … 47 M.5 BRISTOL-BIRMINGHAM East Brent-Edithmead … … … … … … … … 2¼ M.11 LONDON-CAMBRIDGE … … … … … … … … Chigwell-Stump Cross … … … … … … … … 34 M 23 LONDON-CRAWLEY … … … … … … … … 26 M.56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Princess Parkway-Bowdon … … … … … … … … 7 M.61 Preston-Manchester … … … … … … … … Westhoughton-Manchester … … … … … … … … 9¼ M.65 GILDERSOME STREET-LEEDS … … … … … … … … 4 171¼
Line not yet published Miles M.11 LONDON-CAMBRIDGE South of Chigwell section … … … … … … … 3 M.18 THORNE BY-PASS … … … … … … … 2 M.18 DONCASTER SOUTHERN BY-PASS … … … … … … … 10 M.25 SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY … … … … … … … 47 M.56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Bowdon-Preston Brook … … … … … … … 11 Sharston By-pass … … … … … … … 2½ M.62 SALE EASTERN AND NORTHENDEN BY-PASS … … … … … … … 4½ A.1 (M) BIRTLEY BY-PASS … … … … … … … 2½ 82½
CLASSIFIED MOTORWAYS Schemes Made and Confirmed Miles Black Fell-White Mare Pool (Durham C.C.) … … … … … … … 3½ Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage II) (Leeds C.B.C.) … … … … … … … 1½ 5
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Schemes Made and Submitted for Confirmation Miles Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East (Newcastle C.B.C.) … … … … … 1¾ Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C.) … … … … … 1¾ Ringway Airport Link (Cheshire C.C.) … … … … … ½ Leeds South East Urban Motorway (Leeds C.B.C.) … … … … … 2½ 6½