§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorways, 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, on 31st October, distinguishing between each road construction unit area.
Mr. Bob BrownThe following table shows the position for England at 31st 77W October. Information about local authority motorways is limited to sections in use or for which schemes have
MINISTRY MOTORWAYS Line not yet published Miles RCU Region(or GLC) M5—Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Edithmead-Exeter … … … … … 50.0 SW M11—London-Cambridge A12-Chigwell … … … … … 3.5 GLC M18—Doncaster Southern Section … … … … … 11.1 NE M25—South Orbital Motorway Staines-Leatherhead … … … … … 17.00 SE Godstone-Wrotham … … … … … 18.15 SE M56—North Cheshire Motorway Bowdon-Preston Brook … … … … … 11.2 NW M62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Queens Drive-Tarbock … … … … … 3.5 NW Croft-Worsley … … … … … 8.3 NW 122.75
Draft Scheme published M1—London-Yorkshire South of Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road … … 2.0 GLC M11—London-Cambridge Chigwell-Stump Cross … … 34.0 E M40—London-Oxford Stokenchurch-Waterstock Cross Roads … … 9.5 E M53—Mid-Wirral Bidston Moss-Hooton (including Moreton Spur) … … 11.44 NW M56—North Cheshire Sharston By-Pass … … 3.3 NW M62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Tarbock-Croft … … 11.84 NW M63—Sale Eastern and Northenden By-Pass … … 4.35 NW M65—Gildersome Street-Leeds … … 3.92 NE 80.35 78W
Schemes Made M1—London-Yorkshire Stourton-Leeds Extension … … 0.06 NE M3—London-Basingstoke Lightwater-Sunbury … … 12.62 SE M4—London-South Wales Tormarton-Liddington … … 30.5 SW Liddington-Wickham … … 12.2 SW (5.5) SE (6.7) Wickham-Theale … … 16.5 SE Theale-Winnersh … … 12.23 SL Winnersh-Holyport … … 6.72 SE M5—Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Tredington-Almondsbury … … 35.9 SW Avon Bridge … … 1.0 SW Avon Bridge-Edithmead … … 22.40 SW M6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle A46-Castle Bromwich … … 17.0 M Gravelly Hill-Queslett Road (excluding Interchange) … … 3.2 M Penrith-Carlisle … … 12.3 NW M18—Hatfield-Thorne Section(including Tudworth link) … … 3.5 NE M23—London-Crawley … … 26.0 SE (15.67) GLC (10.33) M25—South Orbital Leatherhead-Godstone … … 11.68 SE M40—Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-Pass … … 7.75 E M56—North Cheshire Motorway Princess Parkway-Bowdon … … 6.5 NW been made by the highway authorities concerned and submitted for confirmation.
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Miles RCU Region (or GLC) M61—Preston-Manchester Middle Hulton-Manchester … … … … … 5.6 NW M62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Rakewood-Co. Boundary … … … … … 2.0 NW Pole Moor-Gildersome … … … … … 14.25 NE Lofthouse-A1 (Ferrybridge) … … … … … 11.3 NE A20(M)—Ditton By-Pass … … … … … 6.75 SE 277.96
Tenders Invited M3—London-Basingstoke Popham-Basingstoke … … 9.32 SE Basingstoke-Hawley … … 13.01 SE Hawley-Lightwater … … 5.68 SE Thames Bridge … … 0.10 SE M6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Castle Bromwich-Gravelly Hill (excluding Interchange) … … 2.9 M Carlisle By-Pass … … 6.9 NW M56—North Cheshire Preston Brook-Hapsford … … 8.0 NW M61—Preston-Manchester Westhoughton-Middle Hulton … … 3.6 NW M62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Whitefield-Milnrow … … 9.0 NW 58.51 80W 81W
Motorways under Construction Miles RCU Region(or GLC) M1—London-Yorkshire Five-ways Corner Flyover … … … … … 0.5 GLC M5—Birmingham-Bristol Quinton-Oldbury … … … … … 3.6 M Oldbury-W. Bromwich … … … … … 2.2 M W. Bromwich-Ray Hall … … … … … 4.7 M Strensham-South of Bredon … … … … … 1.75 SW Bredon-Tredington … … … … … 4.75 SW Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth … … … … … 4.25 SW M6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Catthorpe-A46 … … … … … 11.7 M Gravelly Hill Interchange … … … … … 0.7 M Queslett Road-Ray Hall … … … … … 2.2 M Ray Hall-Darlaston … … … … … 2.8 M Carnforth-Farleton … … … … … 7.59 NW Farleton-Killington … … … … … 7.84 NW Killington-Tebay … … … … … 9.5 NW Tebay-Thrimby … … … … … 9.66 NW Thrimby-Hackthorpe … … … … … 2.34 NW Penrith By-Pass … … … … … 7.9 NW M40—High Wycombe By-Pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road … … … … … 4.83 E Loud water Viaduct … … … … … 0.3 E M61—Preston-Manchester Preston-Chorley … … … … … 5.0 NW Chorley-Westhoughton … … … … … 8.1 NW M62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Whitefield … … … … … 4.0 NW Milnrow-Rakewood … … … … … 2.0 NW Moss Moor-Pole Moor … … … … … 5.87 NE Gildersome-Lofthouse … … … … … 5.83 NE A1(M)—Durham Motorway Bradbury-Chester-le-Street … … … … … 16.8 NE Birtley By-Pass … … … … … 2.5 NE 139.21
Motorways in Use (Ministry and Local Authority) Miles RCU Region(or GLC) M1—London-Yorkshire N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill 4.3 GLC Brockley Hill-Crick (incl. M10 and M45 Spurs) 77.2 E Crick-Barlborough (incl. Enderby Spur) 71.2 M Barlborough-Morthen 7.2 KB Aston-Stourton (incl. part of Thurcroft Link) 34.55 NE M2—Medway Motor Road 25.2 SE M4—London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 12.5 SE(2.3) GLC (10.2) Slough By-Pass 5.4 SE Maidenhead By-Pass 5.9 SE Tormarton-Almondsbury (incl. Almondsbury Interchange and Hambrook Spur) 13.4 SW Severn Bridge and Approaches 6.5 SW M5—Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Twyning-Quinton 32.0 M M5—Filton By-Pass (Gloucester C.C. Motorway) 2.25 M6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Darlaston-Dunston 14.3 M Dunston-Preston 78.5 NW(54.75) M(23.75) Preston By-Pass 8.1 NW Preston-Lancaster 13.3 NW Lancaster By-Pass 11.4 NW M18—Morthen-Doncaster By-Pass(incl. pt. of Thurcroft Link) 9.5 NE M40—High Wycombe By-Pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 7.9 E M50—Ross Spur 21.0 SW M62—Stretford-Eccles By-Pass (Lancashire C.C. Motorway) 5.95 A1(M)—Stevenage By-Pass 7.1 E Doncaster By-Pass 15.5 NE(12.75) M(2.75) Darlington By-Pass 13.0 NE Baldock By-Pass 6.6 E Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury 5.5 NE A20(M)—Maidstone By-Pass 6.8 SE Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage 1 (Leeds C. B. C. Motorway) 0.7 522.75
LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS Schemes made and submitted for Confirmation Miles Liverpool Outer Ring Road (A59–A580) (Lancashire C.C.) … … 3.30 Newcastle Upon Tyne Central Motorway East (Parts II and III) (Newcastle C.B.C.) … … 1.20 Broadway Extension (Lancashire C.C.) … … 4.20 Ellesmere Port Motorway (Cheshire C.C.) … … 5.20 Bradford South Radial (Stage I) (Bradford C.B.C.) … … 1.20 Bradford South Radial (Stage II) (West Riding C.C.) … … 1.10 16.20 82W 83W
Schemes made and Confirmed Durham-Black Fell-White Mare Pool (Durham C.C.) … … … … … … 3.60 Leeds South-East Urban Motorway (Leeds C.B.C.) … … … … … … 2.49 Eccles By-Pass (Lancashire C.C.) … … … … … … 1.80 Stretford-Eccles Extension (Lancashire C.C.) … … … … … … 0.60 Ringway Airport Link (Cheshire C.C.) … … … … … … 0.40 Aston Expressway (Birmingham C.B.C.) … … … … … … 1.55 10.44 84W
Schemes under Construction Miles Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage II Leeds C.B.C.) … … … … … 0.8 Bristol Parkway (Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucestershire C.C.) … … … … … 2.75 3.55