HC Deb 03 November 1969 vol 790 cc58-63W
Sir W. Bromley-Davenport

asked 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, as at 31st October, distinguishing between each road construction unit area.

Mr. Bob Brown

Information about local authority motorways is limited to sections in use, under construction, or for which schemes have been made by the highway authorities concerned and submitted for confirmation.

Following is the information:

SCHEMES MADE
M1 London-Yorkshire South of Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road … … 2.0 G.L.C.
Stourton-Leeds Extension … … 0.06 N.E.
M3 London-BasingstokeLightwater-Sunbury … …
Rotherham-Goole
M18 Hatfield-Thorne Section (including Tudworth Link) … … 3.5 N.E.
M23 London-Crawley Mitcham-Merstham … … 10.4 S.E. (15.06) G.L.C. (10.33)
Bletchingley-Pease Pottage … … 14.99
M25 South Orbital Motorway Leatherhead-Godstone … … 11.4 S.E.
M40 Gerrards Cross By-Pass … … 6.81 E.
M62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Tarbock-Worsley … … 20.14 N.W.
Outlane-Gildersome … … 12.3 N.E.
Lofthouse-A1 (Ferrybridge) … … 12.8 N.E.
M65 Gildersome Street-Leeds … … 3.7 N.E.
110.72
TENDERS INVITED
M4 London-South Wales Liddington-Holyport … … … … … 47.65 S.E.
M5 Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Eastington-Michaelwood … … … … … 8.25 S.W.
Avonmouth Bridge-Edithmead … … … … … 22.57 S.W.
M20 Mid-Kent Motorway Ditton By-Pass … … … … … 6.8 S.E.
85.27
MOTORWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MI London- Yorkshire Fiveways Corner Flyover … … 0.5 G.L.C.
M3 London-Basingstoke Popham-Basingstoke … … 9.32 S.E.
Basingstoke-Hawley … … 13.01 S.E.
Hawley-Lightwater … … 5.68 S.E.
Thames Bridge … … 0.1 S.E.
M4 London-South Wales Tormarton-Liddington … … 30.5 S.E.
M5 Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Quinton-Oldbury … … 3.6 M.
Oldbury-West Bromwich … … 2.2 M.
West Bromwich-Ray Hall … … 4.7 M.
Strensham-Bredon … … 1.75 S.W.
Bredon-Tredington … … 4.75 S.W.
Tredington-Brookthorpe … … 12.5 S.W.
Brookthorpe-Eastington … … 5.9 S.W.
Avonmouth Bridge … … 1.0 S.W.
Michaelwood-Almondsbury … … 9.25 S.W.
M6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Catthorpe-A46 … … 11.7 M.
A46-Coleshill … … 12.1 M.
Coleshill-Castle Bromwich … … 4.9 M.
Castle Bromwich-Gravelly Hill (excluding interchange) … … 2.9 M.
Gravelly Hill Interchange … … 0.7 M.
Gravelly Hill-Queslett Road … … 3.2 M.
Queslett Road-Ray Hall … … 2.2 M.
Ray Hall-Bescot … … 2.2 M.
Carnforth-Farleton … … 7.59 N.W.
Farleton-Killington … … 7.84 N.W.
Killington-Tebay … … 9.5 N.W.
Tebay-Thrimby … … 9.66 N.W.
Penrith-Carlisle … … 12.3 N.W.
Carlisle By-Pass … … 6.9 N.W.
M40 Beaconsfield By-Pass … … 1.33 E.
M53 Mid- Wirral
Bidston Moss Interchange-Hooton … … 11.44 N.W.
M56 North Cheshire Motorway
Wythenshawe-Bowdon … … 6.5 N.W.
Preston Brook-Hapsford … … 8.0 N.W.
Miles R.C.U. Region
M61 Preston-Manchester
Preston-Chorley … … 5.0 N.W.
Chorley-Horwich … … 8.1 N.W.
Horwich-Watergate Lane … … 3.6 N.W.
Watergate Lane-A580 … … 5.6 N.W.
M62 Lancashire-Yorkshire
Worsley-Whitefield … … 4.0 N.W.
Whitefield-Milnrow … … 9.0 N.W.
Milnrow-Rakewood … … 2.0 N.W.
Rakewood-County Boundary … … 2.0 N.W
Moss Moor-Outlane Moor … … 6.63 N.E.
Outlane Moor-Outlane … … 1.2 N.E.
Gildersorne-Lofthouse … … 5.83 N.E.
A1(M) Durham Motorway
Birtley By-Pass … … 2.5 N.E.
281.18
MOTORWAYS IN USE (MINISIRY AND LOCAL AUTHORITY)
M1 London-Yorkshire
North of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill 4.3 G.L.C.
Brockley Hill-Aldenham 4.0 E.
Aldenham-Crick (including M10 and M45 Spurs) 73.2 M.
Crick-Markfield (including Enderby Spur) 26.7 M.
Markfield-Kegworth 11.0 M.
Kegworth-Sandiacre 5.0 M.
Sandiacre-Nuthal1 6.0 M.
Nuthall-Annesley 5.5 M.
Annesley-Pinxton 3.1 M.
Pinxton-Barlborough 13.9 M.
Barlborough-Northam. 7.2 N.E.
Aston-Tinsley (including part of Thurcroft Link) 6.5 N.E.
Tinsley Viaduct 0.75 N.E.
Meadowhall-Tankersley 5.5 N.E.
Tankersley-Dodworth 4.2 N.E.
Dodworth-Ossett 10.6 N.E.
Ossett-East Ardsley 2.5 N.E.
East Ardsley-Stourton 40.5 N.E.
M2 Medway Motor Road 25.2 S.E.
M4 London-South Wales
Chiswick-Langley 12.5 S.E. (2.3) G.L. C. (10.2)
Slough By-Pass 5.4 S.E.
Maidenhead By-Pass 5.9 S.E.
Tormarton-Hambrook 7.9 S.W.
Hambrook-Almondsbury (including Almondsbury Interchange and Hambrook Spur) 5.5 S.W.
Severn Bridge and Approaches 6.5 S.W.
M5 Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter
Twyning-Lydiate Ash 26.0 M.
Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6.0 M.
Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth 4.25 S.W.
Filton By-Pass 2.25 S.W.
M6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
Bescot-Darlaston .6 M.
Darlaston-Shareshill 5.9 M.
Shareshill-Dunston 8.4 M.
Dunston-Preston 78.5 N.W. (54.75) M. (23.75)
Preston By-Pass 8.1 N.W.
Preston-Lancaster 13.3 N.W.
Lancaster By-Pass 11.4 N.W.
Thrimby-Hackthorpe 2.34 N.W.
Penrith By-Pass 7.9 N.W.
M18 Morthen-Doncaster By-Pass (including part of Thurcroft Link) 9.5 N.E.
M20 Mid-Kent Motorway
Maidstone By-Pass 6.8 S.E.
M40 High Wycombe By-Pass
Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8.02 E.
Handy Cross-Burkes Road (including Loudwater Viaduct) 4.83 E.
M50 Ross Spur 21.0 S.W.
M63 Stretford-Eccles By-Pass (Lancashire C.C. Motorway) 5.95
Miles R.C.U. Region
A1(M) Stevenage By-Pass 7.1 E.
Doncaster By-Pass 15. N.E. (12.75) M. (2.75)
Darlington By-Pass (including A66(M) Spur) 13.0 N.E.
Baldock By-Pass 6.6 E.
Durham Motorway
Aycliffe-Bradbury 5.5 N.E.
Bradbury-Bowburn 6.6 N.E.
Bowburn-Carrville 4.7 N.E.
Carrville-Chester-le-Street 5.5 N.E.
Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage I (Leed.S.C.B.d. Motorway) 0.7
559.59
LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS
Miles Local Authority
SCHEMES MADE AND SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER FOR CONFIRMATION
Ellesmere Port Motorway 5.2 Cheshire C.C.
Bradford South Radial Motorway (City Section, Stage I) 1.2 Bradford C.B.C.
Bradford South Radial Motorway (County Section) 1.1 West Riding C.C.
Liverpool Outer Ring Road (Kirby-Tarbock) 6 Lancs. C.C.
Mancunian Way (to become Special Road) 1.4 Manchester C.B.C.
A329 Relief Road (Nos. 1 and 2) (County Section) 5.4 Berks. C.C.
A329 Relief Road (City Section) 0.7 Reading C.B.C.
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage III) 0.7 Leeds C.B.C.
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage II A) 0.4 Leeds C.B.C.
Manchester Outer Ring Road (Northern Section Middleton Link) 1.2 Lancs. C.C.
Twyford Avenue Section (M27) 1.6 Portsmouth C.B.C.
24.9
SCHEMES CONFIRMED
Leeds South-East Urban Motorway 2.5 Leeds C.B.C.
Eccles By-Pass 1.8 Lancashire C.C.
Ringway Airport Link 0.4 Cheshire C.C.
Broadway Extension 4.2 Lancashire C.C.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East (Parts 1 and 2) 1.2 Newcastle C.B.C.
Liverpool Outer Ring Road (Netherton-Kirkby) 3.3 Lancashire C.C.
East Cross Route (Hackney Wick-Grand Union Canal) 0.5 G.L.C.
13.9
MOTORWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage 2) 0.8 Leeds C.B.C.
Bristol Parkway 2.8 Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucestershire C.C.
Stretford-Eccles Extension 0.6 Lancashire C.C.
Aston Expressway 1.6 Birmingham C.B.C.
Black Fell-White Mare Pool 3.6 Durham C.C.
9.4