HC Deb 07 December 1960 vol 631 c146W
67. Sir W. Wakefield

asked the Minister of Transport what progress he has made in eliminating traffic signals on the Great West Road; and what steps he has taken, or is proposing To take, to eliminate turning movements, in order to secure a better flow of traffic.

Mr. Marples

The London Traffic Management Unit has surveyed this road with the following preliminary results. No traffic signals can yet be eliminated, but their efficiency will be improved. As to turning movements, the volume of cross traffic is so great that the prohibiting of right-hand turns at some junctions would merely aggravate congestion at the others. However, an improvement in the layout of the junctions is being studied.

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