HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 c138W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will detail all road improvement schemes currently under construction in the former county of Pembroke together with their cost and target date for completion.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Three schemes are currently under construction:

Schemes Estimated cost £ milliion Expected completion date
A40 Haverfordwest eastern by-pass 3.9 Autumn 1990
A40 Green Bower to Pricketts Gate 0.448 Summer 1990
A40 East of Pricketts Gate 0.289 Autumn 1990

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of all road improvements completed by the Welsh Office in the former county of Pembroke in each year since 1979, together with the cost of each scheme.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Major schemes completed since 1979 are as follows:

Year and schemes Cost
(£ million)
1979 A477 Castell Heli bridge 1.4
1984 Kilgetty-Stepaside by-pass 14.2
1987 A40 Pengawse hill diversion 3.9
1987 A40 Treffgarne quarries 1.2
1988 A40 Haverfordwest relief road phase I 9.3

In addition a number of smaller schemes have been completed on the A40, A477, A4076 and A40/A487 at a total cost of some £6 million.