§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the most recent estimates of the likely completion dates and any opening dates for the remaining sections of the M25.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe expect to have the whole of the M25 open to traffic by the end of 1986. The actual opening
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Subjects Investigated Date Established Chairman Date Reported University Education in Dundee 3 May 1951 Baron Tedder April 1952 Scottish Affairs 1952–54 25 July 1952 The Earl of Balfour July 1954 Local Government in Scotland 1966–69 9 June 1966 The Right Hon. Lord Wheatley September 1969 Legal Services in Scotland 25 October 1976 The Right Hon. Lord Hughes CBE May 1980 dates of the remaining sections will depend on the progress made by individual contractors, which in turn is influenced by weather and ground conditions.
The current contract completion dates for the unfinished sections are as follows:—
M4–M40—end July 1985
Wisley-Leatherhead—August 1985
Leatherhead-Reigate—August 1985
Leatherhead Interchange——Complete but opening depends on contracts either side.
Poyle-M4—mid September 1985
M4 Interchange—mid June 1986
Swanley-Sevenoaks—early July 1986
Bedmond Road-A405—Mid September 1986
Micklefield Green-Bedmond Road—early October 1986
The Bell-South Mimms—end October 1986
A405-The Bell (A6)—beginning November 1986