Mr. Lucasasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made with the Cromwell Road Extension plan; and whether he anticipates that the work will be completed before 1959.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe Cromwell Road Extension is partly trunk road, for which I am responsible, and partly classified road, for which the London County Council is responsible. The classified road portion extends from the eastern end of Colet Gardens to the Middlesex County boundary. Work has already commenced on the section between the County boundary and Hammersmith Bridge Road and the preparation of plans and contract documents is in hand for the remainder.
On the trunk road portion tenders have been invited for works between the 60W Richmond branch of the District Railway and Dukes Avenue, approximately 1,400 yards out of a length of roughly 2 miles. It is expected that work will start in September. On the remainder the preparation of plans and contract documents is proceeding.
It is expected that a through road will be available before 1959 but for practical reasons the fly-over at Chiswick High Road may not be completed until a little later. Work on the scheme is being expedited by dividing it into sections which can be constructed simultaneously under separate contracts.
Mr. Lucasasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has now decided under the Cromwell Road Extension plan to construct a fly-over from the western end of Cedars Road and Ellesmere Road, Chiswick, W.4, to connect with the Great West Road, or whether the junction will be made at ground level.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe intersection at this point will be at two levels. The Cromwell Road Extension will fly-over Chiswick High Road to connect the western end of Cedars Road with the Great West Road. Beneath the fly-over there will be an improved roundabout at ground level to which there will be slip-road connections with Cedars Road and the Great West Road.