HL Deb 20 December 1955 vol 195 cc389-94WA
LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

asked Her Majesty's Government if they will publish in Hansard the full reply to his Question which stood for Written Answer dated 1st November.

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 SELKIRK

The 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.

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.