§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) planned improvements to the A465 heads of the valleys road between Abergavenny and the M4 at Llandarcy, (b) the next key stage in the preparation of each improvement and (c) the date he expects that stage to be completed.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsImprovements to the A465 trunk road are planned between Abergavenny and Hirwaun and Glynneath and Aberdulais. The respective key stages in preparation involve public consultation on improvement proposals and invitations to tender. These stages are programmed to enable construction to start in accordance with the 1993 supplement to "Roads in Wales".
§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to achieve his objective, announced in May 1991, of completing the dualling of the A465 heads of the valleys road between Abergavenny and the M4 at Llandarcy.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsPlans for the sections to be improved are set out in the "1993 Supplement to Roads in Wales".
§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what accident statistics he has for the A465 heads of the valleys road between Abergavenny and the M4 at Llandarcy for the latest convenient period; and what are the corresponding accident rates for other trunk roads within Wales.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe numbers and rates of accidents involving personal injury on the stretch of the A465 161W between Abergavenny, junction with A4042, and Llandarcy, junction with A48, and also rates on all trunk roads in Wales, including the above stretch, in 1991 are given in the tables:
Number of accidents on the A465 Number of accidents per km of A465 Number of accidents per km of all trunk roads Fatal 5 0.07 0.03 Serious 13 0.19 0.25 Slight 76 1.12 0.78 All accidents1 94 1.38 1.07 1Excluding those where there was no personal injury—for which no information is available.
Number of accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres on A4651 Number of accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres on all trunk roads2 Fatal 1.52 1.09 Serious 3.95 8.20 Slight 23.10 25.29 All accidents3 28.57 34.57 1These traffic volume figures involve some estimation. 2Calculated using provisional traffic volume figures. 3Excluding those where there was no personal injury—for which no information is available.