§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Transport, for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984, what are the number of kilometres of (a) trunk motorways, (b) other trunk roads, (c) local authority motorways, (d) other principal roads and (e) other roads.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
Road Lengths (kilometres) as at 1 April: Great Britain 1982 1983 1984 (a) Trunk Motorways* 2,254 2,606 2,692 (b) Other Trunk Roads 12,319 12,322 12,416 (c) Local Authority Motorways* 98 103 100 (d) Other Principal Roads 34,510 34,587 34,746 (d) Other Roads 293,811 295,361 297,422 * Excluding slip-roads. Notes: 1984 data are provisional and the 1982 figures incorporate revisions to previously published material.
The data for 1982 differ from those published in "Transport Statistics Great Britain 1972–82" because they incorporate revisions made after publication.
The data for 1984 are provisional.
Local Authority motorways dropped from 103 kilometres in 1983 to 100 kilometres in 1984 because of, inter alia, the trunking of 3.8 kilometres of the Eccles bypass in Greater Manchester.