§ 49. Mr. A. Royleasked the Minister of Transport what action he is taking in order to ease the steadily increasing traffic congestion caused by the installation of continuous sets of traffic lights in Cromwell Road between Gloucester Road and the Earls Court Road intersection; whether he is aware that these lights have increased sharply the time taken for a vehicle to travel from Richmond or Barnes into or out of central London; and if he will make a statement.
§ Vice-Admiral Hughes HallettSuch increased delays as there have been recently on this route are mainly attributable to the heavy increase in traffic and to congestion in the narrow section of Cromwell Road between Warwick Road and Earls Court Road. My right hon. Friend has put to the local authority proposals to ease conditions in that section. But generally the linked traffic lights and other measures have increased the capacity of the route considerably and have also benefited pedestrians trying to cross the road.