§ 55. Mr. Kershawasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the further work on A.38 at Whitminster and other places in the Stroud constituency designed to widen A.38 to a three-lane highway; and whether he will put a stop to this work.
§ Mr. MarplesI intend to continue with the present programme of widening A.38 between Bristol and Gloucester to three-lane single carriageway width throughout. This helps the traffic and reduces the accident rate. Dual carriageways would not be justified because this road will in due course be superseded by the Bristol-Birmingham motorway.