§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the M62 motorway will be opened for access to the centre of Liverpool; when the Rocket flyover will be opened; and if they are behind or ahead of schedule.
§ Dr. GilbertThe eastbound carriageway of the M62 between Queens Drive, Tarbock, and Liverpool will be opened on schedule this month.
The construction of the Queen's Drive viaduct—the Rocket flyover—is some five months behind schedule, having been delayed mainly by shortage of materials. If the whole of the westbound carriageway were opened before the completion of this viaduct, serious traffic congestion would be caused on the existing roads at the Liverpool end of the motorway. It will, therefore, be opened in sections as circumstances permit. Provided that there are no unforeseen delays, the whole of the motorway and the viaduct will be open by next summer.