§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a 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 30th April.
§ Mr. MarplesFollowing is the information requested:
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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
§ Mr. NobleThe position at 30th April on the motorway proposals included in the Scottish trunk road plans from mid-1962 to mid-1967 is as follows:
Motorways in Use Miles Doncaster By-pass 15 Bristol-Birmingham Lydiate Ash Twying 27½ Stevenage By-pass 7½ Stafford By-pass 5 Stretford-Eccles By-pass (classified motorway built by Lancashire County Council) 6 Stafford-Hanchurch 11 London-South Wales Slough By-pass 5½ Maidenhead By-pass 6 204½
Motorways under construction Birmingham-Preston (excluding Stafford section now open) 62½ Medway Motor Road 25 London-South Wales: Chiswick-Langley (Viaduct and roadworks) 13 Severn Bridge (Foundation and Superstructure) 1 Newport By-pass (Bridge and Tunnels) ½ Darlington By-pass (Bridges) — Port Talbot By-pass (preparatory work) — London—Yorkshire: Part II Crick—Whetstone—Marktield 26½ Preston—Lancaster 13 Darlington—Barton By-pass (including Darlington Spur) 13 154½ 97W
Contracts placed Port Talbot By-pass (Main Contract) 4½ London—Yorkshire: River Trent Structures — 4½
Tenders invited Miles London—Yorkshire Part II Markfield—River Trent 12½ London—South Wales: Severn Bridge (Wye Viaduct) ¾ Severn Bridge Eastern approaches 4 Midland Motorway Links: Lydiate Ash—Quinton 6 23¼
Scheme made London—Yorkshire: Part II River Trent—Doncaster By-pass 47 London—South Wales: Almondsbury—Hambrook 5½ Severn Bridge Western Approaches 3¾ Newport By-pass (Road Works) 7 Crick—Newport 9 Midland Motorway Links: Dunston—Catthorpe 54½ Hendon Motorway: Page Stret—Edgware Bury Lane 3½ Edgware Bury Lane—Aldenham 4¾ Durham Motorway 21 Sheffield-Leeds Spur 34 High Wycombe By-pass: Stokenchurch-Abbey Barn Lane 9 199
Draft Scheme published High Wycombe By-pass: Abbey Barn Lane-Burkes Road 4 Baldock By-pass 6 Midland Motorway Links: South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 Birmingham-Bristol: Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano 5¼ 25¼
Line not yet published Lancaster-Penrith … 38 Penrith-By-pass … 6 Penrith-Carlisle … 20 Lancashire-Yorkshire … 52 Birmingham-Bristol: Twyning-Almondsbury … 41 Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent … 20 London-South Wales: Maidenhead-Tormarton … 71½ Hambrook-Tormarton … 8 London-Crawley … 27 London-Basingstoke … 35 London-Bishops Stortford … 32 Ditton By-pass … 6 Denham By-pass … 7 Preston-Manchester … 21 Page Street-North Circular … 2 386½