§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the intended opening date of the final section of the M62 motorway into Liverpool; and what is the intended opening date of the M62 Rocket Flyover at Broadgreen, Liverpool.
§ Mr. Carmichael:Both the motorway and the Queens Drive Viaduct (Rocket Flyover) are included in the same contract, which provides for completion in December this year. The motorway works are proceeding according to programme but the viaduct works have been delayed by shortage of materials. Because of the importance of the viaduct to the scheme as a whole, it is not at present possible to estimate when the motorway and viaduct will be opened to traffic.