HC Deb 18 July 1962 vol 663 cc62-3W
Sir T. Moore

asked the Minister of Transport what schemes under the road programme costing over £100,000 were started in the six months ended 30th June, 1962; and what are the estimated completion dates and total cost of each.

Mr. Marples

These schemes are:

Estimated Completion Date Estimated Total Cost (including land) £
A.41—Albrighton By-pass, Salop Summer. 1963 294,000
A.55—Colwyn Bay boundary to Pencoed Quarry Section, Denbighshire Summer, 1963 291,000
A.60/A.601—Nottingham Ring Road Spring, 1964 1,369,000
A.74—Mossband new road bridge and approaches, Cumberland Early 1964 1,107,000
A.449—Penkridge to Dunston: Part I: The Cottage. Dunston to north of Bull Bridge Spring, 1963 164,000
A.465—Heads of the Valleys reconstruction: Part II: Hirwaun to Dowlais Top Late 1964 3,444,000
A.4123—Coseley to Tipton, Staffs Late 1962 312,000
Classified Roads London Area
A.40—High Holborn (Holborn Place—Chancery Lane) (L.C.C.) Autumn, 1962 205,800
A.106—Temple Mills Bridge (L.C.C.) Early 1964 407,613
Widening between Lower Marsh and Morley Street, Waterloo Road (L.C.C.) Early 1963 136,056
Classified Roads Other Urban Areas
B.274—Widening of Wellesley Road/Park Lane (Croydon C.B.C.) Spring, 1964 826,500
B.283—Worcester Park Railway Bridge (Maiden and Coombe B.C.) Spring, 1963 174,751
Inner By-pass (Canterbury C.B.C.) Summer, 1963 694,973
B.4034—Railway Bridge, Bletchley (Bucks C.C.) Spring, 1963 330,838
A.332—Stoke Road, Slough (Roadworks) (Slough B.C.) Spring, 1963 148,099
Plymouth Western Approach: Cambridge Street-Cobourg Street New Road (Plymouth C.B.C.) Late 1962 101,201
A.38—Bedminster Bridge (Bristol C.B.C.) Spring, 1964 484,600
A.519—Widening Clayton Road (Newcastle-under-Lyme B.C.) Spring, 1963 116,320
A.47—New Road and construction of dual carriageways: The Parkway (Birmingham C.B.C.) Autumn, 1963 805,675
New Industrial Road, Newport: Part III (Newport C.B.C.) Autumn, 1963 287,261
A.644 and A.563—Construction of section of Ring Road: A1dams Road to Wakefield Road (Dewsbury C.B.C.) Autumn, 1963 152,980
A.11— Widening of St. Stephens Street (Norwich C.B.C.) Late 1962 817,390
A.491—Bromsgrove-Stourbridge Road: Section 3: Fairfield Junction-Lydiate Ash (Worcs. C.C.) Autumn, 1963 202,514
A.4067—Diversion at Godrergraig (Glamorgan C.C) Spring, 1964 307,624
A.594—Construction of Portinscale By-pass (Cumberland C.C.) Summer 1963 208,770
B.5206 and B.5239-—Diversion of Shevington Lane (Lanes. C.C.) Summer, 1963 104,000
A.625—Whaley Bridge-Sheffield: Widening at Bamford (Derbyshire C.C.) Summer, 1963 101,204
Road 12: Hemel Hempstead (Herts C.C.) Summer, 1963 114,059
*Excludes land cost. This is included in the main scheme.