HC Deb 09 May 1963 vol 677 cc95-7W
Sir B. Janner

asked 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. Marples

Following is the information requested:

Motorways in Use Miles
London-Birmingham 73
Preston By-pass
Lancaster By-pass 11½
Ross Spur 20½
Maidstone By-pass

Mr. Noble

The 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
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
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

Contracts placed
Port Talbot By-pass (Main Contract)
London—Yorkshire:
River Trent Structures

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
Severn Bridge Western Approaches
Newport By-pass (Road Works) 7
Crick—Newport 9
Midland Motorway Links:
Dunston—Catthorpe 54½
Hendon Motorway:
Page Stret—Edgware Bury Lane
Edgware Bury Lane—Aldenham
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
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

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