§ Sir Gilbert Longdenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why, in his Department's Press notice of 19th April, it is stated that hard shoulders are to be replaced by verges on the M1 motorway.
§ Mr. Speed:My right hon. Friend regrets that the Press notice of 19th April did not make it clear that hard shoulders as well as verges are to be provided on the section of the A1(M) motorway between Hatfield and the Clock Roundabout at Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, showing the mileage in respect of each, those local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorways schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the 116W Sectetary of State for confirmation, as at 30th April.
§ Mr. Speed:Following is the information:
Local Authority Motorways in use Miles Stretford-Eccles Bypass M63 6.0 Stretford-Eccles Extension M62 0.8 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage IA58(M) 0.7 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage IIA58(M) 0.8 Bristol Parkway Stage I M32 2.8 Blackfell/White Mare Pool A194(M) 3.8 *Westway-London A40(M) 2.7 *West Cross Route Stage I—LondonM41 0.6 *Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach—London A102(M) 2.6 Mancunian Way A57(M) 1.4 * Restricted to motorway classes of traffic by GLC Order. Miles Eccles Bypass M602 1.8 Middleton Link M68 1.2 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Stage IM57 3.3 Broadway Extension A627(M) 4.2 Aston Expressway A38(M) 1.6 34.3 Under Construction Miles Ringway Airport Link 0.4 Bradford South Radial MotorwayM606 2.3 Relief Road (Stage I Berkshire Section) A329 2.3 Bristol Parkway Stage II M32 0.9 East Cross Route Stage I—LondonM68 0.9 Leeds South East Urban Motorway Stage I M1 2.5 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage IIAA58(M) 0.4 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage IIIA58(M) 0.7 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Stage III (Kirkby/Tarbock) M57 6.5 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East Al 1.2 Portsmouth City Council (M27) (Twyford Avenue Section) Motorway Scheme M27 1.6 19.7 117W
Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State Miles East Cross Route Stage II—LondonA102(M) 0.6 Ellesmere Port Motorway M53 5.2 Relief Road (Stage II and III Berkshire Section) A329 3.0 Relief Road (Reading CBC Section)A329 0.7 9.5
Schemes made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation Miles Dover Radial Route A102(M) 3.3 West Cross Route Stage II (under review) 2.8 Leeds South-West Urban MotorwayM621 1.7 Eccles Boundary—Cross Lane Section (Salford) M602 2.2 Portswood Link Road SouthamptonM272 3.2 13.2