HC Deb 23 June 1926 vol 197 cc376-7W
Major COLFOX

asked the Minister of Transport how long he proposes to allow the present road between Lyme Regis and Charmouth to be used; if he is aware that there have been numerous accidents on this road owing to its steep gradient and bad surface; and whether he will take immediate steps to construct the new road which is already planned?

Colonel ASHLEY

I am aware of the state of the present road, which has been affected by land slides, and my Department has been in consultation for some years with the Dorset County Council regarding a substituted highway, proposed to be constructed by that council with financial assistance from the Road Fund. I am informed that, on grounds of economy, the council have now decided to defer the execution of the project.