Dr. Bennettasked the Minister of Transport what steps he proposes to take to relieve the traffic bottleneck on A.27 at Portchester, Hampshire, in view of the fact that congestion during the evening rush hour now regularly extends up to the neighbourhood of the roundabout at Cosham, a mile away.
§ Mr. MarplesI know that there is congestion there in the evenings. I intend, however, to by-pass Portchester by constructing the Paulsgrove to Windhover 145W section of the South Coast Road. There is a division of opinion about the line to be followed, but I shall advertise a draft as soon as possible.