§ 112. Mr. McAddenasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the omnibus service from Southend to the ferry at Wallasea Bay stops at a point two miles from the ferry on Sundays on the grounds that the road is unsafe; and what steps he proposes to take to enable communications in this area to be substantially improved in the near future.
§ Mr. BarnesThe county surveyor asked that heavy traffic on the two miles of the road from Loftman's Corner to Wallasea Bay should be restricted as much as possible for fear of breaking up the foundations of the road. Four workmen's bus services must be allowed to pass over this section on weekdays for essential purposes, but other bus services are restricted to four return jounneys on Mondays to Fridays and three on Saturdays. Other weekday services and all services on Sundays terminate at Loftman's Corner. Improvement of the road would be expensive and would not be justified in present circumstances.