§ Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Transport what has been the cost of the improvement at the junction of trunk roads A 350 and A 354 at Blandford St. Mary; how many fatal accidents have occurred at this point during the 10 years to January, 1951; and whether a census of traffic has been taken.
§ Mr. BarnesNeither of these roads is a trunk road. The Dorset County Council, who are the highway authority, have altered the layout of the carriageway at this road junction at a cost of about £1,500. No fatal accident is recorded as occurring at this point during the 10 years to January, 1951, but records were not kept during the war. So far as I know, no census of traffic has been taken at this junction. 1938 census figures are available for points on either road within about two miles of the junction.