Airedale Trunk Road

HC Deb 18 June 1979 vol 968 cc451-3W

Mr. Cryer

asked the minister of Transport (1) if he will make a statement on sional and are estimated to the nearest million pounds: — the reasons for the delay in the public inquiry into the proposed Airedale trunk road from November, as previously announced, to early in 1980;

(2) whether the preferred route of the proposed Airedale trunk road will be presented to the public inquiry as the route supported by his Department.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The Airedale public inquiry which had been planned for the end of this year will be slightly delayed to avoid any overlap with the public inquiry into the Kirkhamgate.Dishforth trunk road proposals, which is planned for the autumn. These road schemes are independent of each other, but there could be inconvenience to those people with an interest in both if the inquiries were held concurrently.

The route proposed in a draft order last December will be presented by the Department at the public inquiry as the best solution to the traffic problems in the Aire valley.