§ Mr. C. Morrisonasked the Minister of Transport if he will list the sections of motorway, showing the mileages in each case, which are in use, under construction, for which tenders have been invited, for which schemes have been made, for
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Motorways in Use Miles Actual or Estimated Completion Dale Actual or Estimated Total Cost £m.* M.1 London-Birmingham 73 November, 1959 32.3 (includes cost of current repair and improvement programme) M.2 Medway Motor Road 26 May, July and Sept 1963. 16.0 M.4 London-South Wales Slough By-Pass 5½ April, 1963 4.9 Maidenhead By-Pass 6 June, 1961 3.0 M.5 Bristol-Birmingham Lydiate Ash-Twyning 26 July, 1962 9.4 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Dunston-Preston 78½ Aug., Dec, 1962, July, Nov., 1963. 55.5 Preston By-Pass 8½ December, 1958 5.2 Lancaster By-Pass 11½ April, 1960 4.6 M.50 Ross Spur 21½ November, 1960 6.7 A.1 (M) Doncaster By-Pass 15½ July, 1961 6.5 Stevenage By-Pass 7 July, 1962 2.2 A.20 (M) Maidstone By-Pass 7½ June and Dec, 1960. 2.6 — Stretford-Eccles By-Pass (classified motorway built by Lancashire County Council). 6 October, 1960 5.6 292½ 154.5 Motorways under construction M.1 London-Yorkshire Page Street-Edgewarebury Lane (Hendon Motorway). 4¼ Summer, 1967 14.14 Edgewarebury Lane-Aldenham 4 Summer, 1966 Brockley Interchange — Autumn, 1966 Crick-River Trent 38¾ Autumn, 1964–Summer, 1965. 29.90 River Trent-Stanton-by-Dale 4¾ Summer, 1966 3.59 M.4 London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 13 Early 1965 17.48 Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Spring, 1966 3.00 Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Spring, 1966 2.22 Severn Bridge and Approaches 9½ 1966 17.20 Newport By-Pass 7 1966 8.58 Crick-Newport 9 Summer, 1966 4.90 M.5 Midland Motorway Links Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 Late 1965 6.60 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Preston-Lancaster 13 Spring, 1965 11.06 M.6 Midland Motorway Links Shareshill-Dunston 8¼ Spring, 1966 7.41 A.1 (M) Darlington-Barton By-Pass (including Darlington Spur). 13 Spring, 1965 7.02 A.40 (M) High Wycombe By-Pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn, 1966 5.22 A.48 (M) Port Talbot By-Pass 4½ Early 1966 5.23 148½ 143.55 which draft schemes have been published, and for which a line has not yet been published showing the actual or estimated completion date and the actual or estimated cost wherever possible.
§ Mr. MarplesFollowing is the information:
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Tenders invited Miles Actual or Estimated Completion Date Actual or Estimated Total Cost £m.* M.1 London-Yorkshire Stanton-by-Dale-Nuthall 4¾ Late 1966 Sheffield-Leeds (Tinsley Viaduct) ¾ Late 1966 M.6 Midland Motorway Links Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late 1966 11½ Schemes Made M.1 London-Yorkshire Part 11 Nuthall-Doncaster By-Pass. 38¼ Late 1967 Sheffield-Leeds Spur 33¼ Late 1967 M.4 London-South Wales Hambrook-Tormanton 8 1967 M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Cribbs Causeway - Easton-in-Gordano. 6 South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury. 41 M.6 Midland Motorway Links Catthorpe-Darlaston 40¾ South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 A.1 (M) Baldock By-Pass 6 Durham Motorway 21¾ A.40 (M) High Wycombe By-Pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road (including Viaduct). 5 1967 210 Draft Scheme Published M.1 London-Yorkshire Fiveways Corner ½ M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Easton-in-Gordano - East Brent 20½ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Lancaster-Penrith 36½ Penrith By-Pass 8 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Moss Moor 17 Moss Moor-Outlane 7 Outlane—Lofthouse 19 A.40(M) Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-Pass. 7½ — Thurcroft Motorway Link 1¾ 117¾ Line not yet published M.1 London-Yorkshire Page Street-North Circular 2 M.3 London-Basingstoke 39¾ M.4 London-South Wales Maidenhead-Tormarton 71½ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Penrith-Carlisle 12½ Carlisle By-Pass. 7 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Lofthouse-A.1. 11 M.1 London-Bishops Stortford 32 A.20(M) Ditton By-Pass. 6 M.23 London-Crawley. 27 M.61 Preston-Manchester 20½ 229¼ * Costs of certain completed schemes may vary when final accounts are cleared and outstanding claims agreed.