§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Transport in respect of the westbound carriageway of the M4, Milepost 126 section (a) what was the number of accidents that occurred before July 1976, (b) whether any of these accidents resulted in claims against his Department and, if so, how many, (c) what was the date on which major repairs commenced on this section and (d) why it was considered necessary to undertake these modifications at that time.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNineteen personal injury and 36 damage only accidents were recorded in this vicinity in the 155W period 1 January 1971 to 20 June 1976. No claims were made against the Department in respect of any of these accidents. The only major maintenance work undertaken on this section during this period was the renewal of the surface of the slow lane in November 1975. This was necessary as the surface was showing signs of excessive wear.