§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will ensure that all work on opening up or repairing important thoroughfares for which he is responsible is carried on continuously for the full 24 hours, to avoid some of the congestion now caused when any action is taken which disturbs road surfaces and consequently causes an obstruction in the thoroughfare.
Mr. WatkintonOn trunk roads for which I am the highway authority, it is not generally practicable to carry on road works continuously for the full 24 hours, but in exceptional circumstances where it is necessary to reduce the effect on traffic to the minimum, day and night working may be adopted. I have no power to require continuous 24-hour working by contractors employed by statutory undertakers or by other highway authorities on their roads.