§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorways in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction and those motorways or lengths of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st March 1978.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is as follows:
Mileage In preparation Baglan to Lonlas 5.9 Firmly programmed Bridgend northern bypass (Advance works are now in hand) 8.3 Under construction Castleton to Coryton 7.5 In use Newhouse to Tredegar Park 18.6 Tredegar Park to St. Mellons 5.0 Coryton to Miskin 5.2 Miskin to Pencoed 7.0 Pyle bypass 5.3 Port Talbot bypass 4.4 Morriston bypass 4.0 Pontardulais bypass 8.4 57.9 Slight differences between these and previously published figures are due to remeasurement.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the mileage of all-purpose dual carriageways in use in Wales on trunk roads on 31st March 1978.
§ Mr. Barry Jones88.5 miles.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the estimated cost of each, those trunk road 79W schemes, costing over £250,000 which were added to the forward road programme during the six months ended 31st March 1978.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is as follows:
Scheme Estimated cost (£m) A465—Heads of the Valleys Road, Reconstruction between Gilwern and Aberbaiden 0.300 A487—Reconstruction of of Rhydybeillan bridge, south of Llanarth 0.276