§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what studies have been carried out by his Department into the provision of an improved A59 between Liverpool and Preston; and what were the dates and results of such studies.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyIn the late 1960s a study identified three possible improvement schemes on the A59 Liverpool to Preston for inclusion in the national programme. By 1980 it became clear that the traffic figures no longer 119W justified the scheme and they were suspended from the programme. In 1981 a bypass of Burscough and Rufford was reinstated. Consultants were appointed in August 1984 to study trunk roads in the Preston-Ormskirk area. Their report was received earlier this year and is currently under consideration.