§ 45. Mr. Raphael Tuckasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why he proposes to extend the existing four-lane carriageway on the M1 between Watford and Hemel Hempstead into an eight-lane carriageway, instead of making it a six-lane carriageway and thus uniform with those parts of the M1 south of Watford and north of Hemel Hempstead.
§ Mr. SpeedThis stretch of the M1 is heavily overloaded. Traffic information indicates that dual four-lane capacity should be provided now to give a satisfactory economic life.