HC Deb 28 February 1956 vol 549 cc117-8W
Mr. Russell

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to give a list of the sites in London where widening of the carriageway, at the expense of existing wide pavements, will assist traffic on congested roads.

Mr. Watkinson

It is thought that widening of the carriageway at the expense of existing wide pavements would assist traffic on the following roads:

  • Kingsway (A.4200)—both sides.
  • Great George Street, Westminster (A.3214)—north side.
  • Trafalgar Square (A.400)—east side.
  • Finchley Road (A.41)—parts north of Swiss Cottage.
  • Brompton Road (A.308)—north side.
  • Kensington Church Street (A.4206)—north side near Vicarage Gate.
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  • Earls Court Road (B.316)—parts on both sides.
  • Sloane Street (A.3216)—west side.
  • Kings Road, Chelsea (A.3217)—Shawfield Street to Oakley Street.
  • Bloomsbury Street (B.522)—Great Russell Street to New Oxford Street.
  • Shaftesbury Avenue (A.40)—near junction with New Oxford Street.
  • Theobalds Road (A.401)—east of Southampton Row.
  • Uxbridge Road, Hammersmith (A.4020).
  • New Bridge Street, Blackfriars (A.201)—east side.
  • Streatham Hill (A.23)—Brixton Hill to Downton Avenue.
  • Streatham High Road (A.23)—South of Streatham Hill Station.
  • Clapham Common South Side (A.24) and Balham High Road (A.24)—Cavendish Road to Cathies Road.
  • Mitcham Road (A.217)—south of Church Lane.
  • Norwood Road, Lambeth (A.215)—Dulwich Road to Croxted Road and North of York Hill.
  • South Lambeth Road (A.203)—north of Benfield Road.
  • Kennington Park Road (A.3)—Hanover Gardens to Kennington Road.

This list covers the chief traffic routes and is not exhaustive.

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