§ 33. Sir G. Nabarroasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now state the commencement date for the Broadway inner ring road, to give relief to through traffic on the A41, Oxford to Worcester; what estimate he has received from the Worcestershire county council for the construction of this road; and whether, in view of the increase 337W in vehicular traffic through Broadway, he will schedule for completion by 1976, and construction 1974–76.
§ Mr. SpeedWorcestershire county council has recently submited a proposal for this scheme to be included in the firm road programme. The current estimate of the cost of the scheme is just under £1 million. Until a decision is reached it is not possible to forecast when work will start.