§ LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTHasked Her Majesty's Government if they will publish in Hansard the full reply to his Question which stood for Written Answer dated 1st November.
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ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME PROGRESS OF SPECIFIED IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES Scheme Date of Authorisation Date of Starting Work Percentage of Work Completed (1) (2) (3) Before 1954 (4) Since 1954 (5) Cromwell Road Extension: Classified Road Portion 26. 3.55 April, 1955 — — Trunk Road Portion 3. 3.55 October, 1955 — — Wilderspool level crossing, Warrington (prevision of bridge). 22. 1.55 August, 1955 — — East Retford By-pass (Part I—West Drayton diversion). 21. 1.55 June, 1955 — — Doncaster Hill Bridge (reconstruction and widening). 24. 3.55 July, 1955 — —
§ THE EARL OF SELKIRKThe following table shows the schemes mentioned in the noble Lord's Written Question of the 1st November, 1955, and the dates on which each scheme was formally authorised and on which work actually started.
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Scheme Date of Authorisation Date of Starting Work Percentage of Work Completed (1) (2) (3) Before 1954 (4) Since 1954 (5) Cavendish Bridge (replacement of temporary bridge). 28. 6.54 July, 1955 — — Markyate By-pass 31. 1.55 December, 1955 — — Stafford-Stoke Road (provision of three lengths of dual carriageway). 16. 7.54 August, 1954 — 100 per cent, (completed) Western Avenue (duplication of carriageways Victoria Road-Park Royal Station). 4. 1.55 — — — Loughton (Bucks) By-pass 21. 8.54 August, 1954 — 70 per cent. Ashford (Kent) By-pass (completion) 4. 3.55 August, 1955 By-pass 40 per cent, completed before scheme was suspended — Conway New Bridge 11. 1.55 April, 1955 — — Swansea East Side Approach Road (bridging of Kings Dock level crossing). 30. 7.54 July, 1954 — — Langstone New Bridge, Hayling Island 21. 1.55 January, 1955 — — Broadford-Armadale Road, Skye (reconstruction). 30. 3.55 May, 1955 — — Orford Place, Norwich 19.11.54 November, 1954 — 99 per cent. Glasgow-Stirling Road (Part I): Cardowan Stepps to Mollinsburn 6. 1.55 April, 1955 — — Luggie Water-West of Cumbernauld 22. 3.55 — — — Glasgow-Stirling Road (Part II) Continuation in Dunbarton and Stirling. — — — — Leven Bridges, Fife 17. 2.55 May, 1955 — — Newcastle Boundary-Chapel House, Throckley (widening). 4. 7.55 July, 1955 40 per cent, completed before scheme was suspended. — Oxford Boundary-Islip Turn (widening) 2. 6.55 June, 1955 — — Newbury Park Station Bridge 18. 1.55 — — — Whitchurch By-pass 15. 2.55 — — — Liverpool-Aintree Road Improvement 17. 3.55 — — — Sinderby Bridge and Approaches 14. 2.55 — — — Langbank Improvement 31. 3.55 — — — Whiteinch Tunnel, Glasgow 4. 3.55 — — — Route 11, City of London (Part) 20. 2.55 — — — Wychtree Bridges, Swansea (reconstruction) 11. 3.55 — — — Swansea East Side Approach Road (Vale of Neath Railway Bridge). 19. 2.55 — — — Pelham Street Bridge, Lincoln 26. 3.55 Setpember, 1955 — — Bridgwater Inner Relief Road 19. 3.55 November, 1955 — — Southampton, reconstruction of dock area inner relief road. 19 4.55 — — — Plymouth, Eastern Approach Road 7. 4.55 — — — Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel 23. 6.55 — — — Browney Bridge-Farewell Hall (widening) 28. 7.55 August, 1955 — — Borrowash By-pass 4.11.55 — — — Handcross By-pass 22.10.55 — By-pass 15 per cent, completed before scheme was suspended. — Ryton on Dunsmore to Coventry (second carriageway). 14. 9.55 — — —
Scheme Date of Authorisation Date of Starting Work Percentage of Work Completed (1) (2) (3) Before 1954 (4) Since 1954 (5) Stamford Boundary-Kesteven Boundary (widening). December, 1955 — — — Stratford Road, Shirley (widening) December, 1955 — — — Bridge of Allan 30.11.55 — — — Dumbuck to S.E. of Barloan Crescent 22.11.55 — — — Linlithgow Bridge 24.10.55 — — — Bridge of Don, Aberdeen 15.10.55 — — — Alconbury Hill to Woolpack Crossroads (second carriageway). December, 1955 — Scheme 20 per cent, completed before suspension. — Allerton Station (Hopperton) By-pass — — — — Catterick By-pass — — — — Elephant and Castle Improvement (Part I) — — — — Lichfield-Burton Road (second carriageway) Longton By-pass December, 1955 — — — Neath By-pass (Part II) — — — — Page Street-Mill Hill, A.41/A.1 (second carriageway). December, 1955 — — — Potter Street diversion, Harlow — — — — Shenstone, widening of carriageway for one mile east of A.38. — — — — Tabernacle Chapel to Llanfair Discoed Arches — — — — Woodbridge By-pass (widening carriageway) — — — — House adjourned at eighteen minutes past five o'clock.
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