HC Deb 30 June 1953 vol 517 cc25-6W
28. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenport

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will supplement his recent announcement

ROAD WORKS NOW IN PROGRESS EACH ESTIMATED TO COST OVER £100,000
County Area Scheme Cost Date of authorisation
TRUNK ROADS £
Glamorgan … Neath By-pass … 1,900,000 4th October, 1948
Glamorgan … Llangyfelach By-pass … 184,000 20th March, 1953
CLASSIFIED ROADS
Dorset … Wareham-Wool-Dorchester Road, Wool Bridge … 102,500 3rd December, 1951
Durham … Tunnel Road and Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe New Town … 149,530 19th July, 1952
Hertfordshire … Road No. 5, Hemel Hempstead New Town … 105,521 7th August, 1952
Yorks (West Riding) … Stainforth-Askern Road Diversion … 118,226 19th March, 1952
Southampton C.B … Northam Road Bridge … 482,508 12th February, 1952
Lanark … Road No. 2, East Kilbride New Town … 104,380 26th May, 1952

During the present financial year my right hon. Friend has had no funds available for road construction schemes of this

of a list of capital development schemes for the railways costing £42 million which are either in progress or are so far authorised for 1954–55, by providing a similar list setting out the total of major capital development schemes for roads over the same period.

Mr. Braithwaite

, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 22nd June; Vol. 516, c. 100], supplied the following statement

magnitude save in the exceptional case of the Widnes-Runcorn Bridge and the special programme in South Wales.