HC Deb 24 October 1963 vol 682 c256W
Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Transport what progress has been made with the construction of the M.6 motorway; and on what date he now expects it to be completed.

Mr. Marples

The 33-mile section between Hanchurch in Staffordshire and Lymm in Cheshire will be opened on 15th November, completing a continuous 87-mile length between Dunston and north of Preston. A 13-mile extension north wards to the Lancaster By-Pass is under construction and should be completed in the spring of 1965. Tenders are under consideration for a 8¼-mile extension southwards to Shareshill, which should be completed by the end of 1965.Preparations for further extensions are in hand and it is hoped to complete the entire motorway by the early 1970's.

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