§ Sir C. Bossomasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the criteria applied to decide whether new roundabouts should be provided at road junctions on trunk and principal roads; and in what circumstances it is considered appropriate to provide flyovers or underpasses.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineThe type of junction to be adopted is determined by overall consideration of traffic flow, safety, land use, cost and environmental aspects. Advice on this complex matter is given in the H.M.S.O. publications "Layout of Roads in Rural Areas" and "Roads in Urban Areas".
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§ Sir C. Bossomasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in how many cases plans for improvement of road junctions on trunk and principal roads provide for the construction of new roundabouts and for the construction of flyovers and underpasses.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineThis information is not readily available and it would be very costly and time consuming to assemble.