§ 72. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the milage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.
§ Mr. MarplesThe following is the information:
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Motorways in use miles London—Birmingham 73 Preston By-pass 8½ Lancaster By-pass 11½ Ross Spur 20½ Maidstone By-pass 7½ Maidenhead By-pass 6 Doncaster By-pass 15 Bristol—Birmingham Lydiate Ash—Twyning 28 Stevenage By-pass 7½ Stafford By-pass 5 Stretford—Eccles By-pass (classified motorway built by Lancashire County Council) 6 Motorways under construction Birmingham—Preston (excluding Stafford By-pass now open) 73½ Medway Motor Road 25 London—South Wales Chiswick—Langley (Viaduct) 2 Slough By-pass 5 Severn Bridge (Foundation and structure) 1 Newport By-pass (Bridge and Tunnels) ½ Darlington By-pass (Bridge) — Port Talbot By-pass (1st Section) ½ London—Yorkshire Part II, Crick—Whetstone 15½ Preston—Lancaster 13 Contract placed None. Tenders invited London—Yorkshire Part II, Whetstone—Markfield 11½ London—South Wales Chiswick—Langley (Road Works—Part) 7
Scheme made miles London—Yorkshire Part II, Markfield—Doncaster 59½ Darlington—Barton By-pass (including Darlington Spur) 13 London—South Wales Chiswick—Langley (Road Works—Part) 3½ Severn Bridge Approaches 8½ Newport By-pass (Road Works) 7 Midland Motorway Links Dunston—Catthorpe 55 Lydiate Ash—Quintan 5½ Hendon Motorway Page Street—Edgwarebury Lane 3½ Edgwarebury Lane—Aldenham 4¾ Durham Motorway 21 Sheffield—Leeds Spur 34 High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch—Abbey Barn Lane 9 Port Talbot By-pass (Main Section) 3¾ Draft Scheme published London—South Wales Tormarton—Almondsbury 11½ Crick—Newport 9 High Wycombe By-pass Abbey Barn Lane—Burkes Road 4 Baldock By-pass 6 Line not yet published Lancaster—Penrith 36 Penrith—By-pass 6 Penrith—Carlisle 20
ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES ON THE A.20 BETWEEN BIRCHWOOD AND WEST KINGSDOWN SINCE 1ST JANUARY, 1959 Accidents Casualties Period Personal injury Damage only Killed Seriously injured Slightly injured Total 1959 … … 115 128 8 67 103 178 1960 … … 88 113 5 46 78 129 1961 … … 125 120 5 48 131 184 1962* … … 69 103 5 31 79 115 *Up to 30th September.