HC Deb 15 July 1964 vol 698 cc250-4W
Mr. C. Morrison

asked 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

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 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 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 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). 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 Summer, 1966 3.59
M.4 London-South Wales
Chiswick-Langley 13 Early 1965 17.48
Almondsbury-Hambrook Spring, 1966 3.00
Almondsbury Interchange Spring, 1966 2.22
Severn Bridge and Approaches 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 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 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. Marples

Following is the information:

Tenders invited Miles Actual or Estimated Completion Date Actual or Estimated Total Cost £m.*
M.1 London-Yorkshire
Stanton-by-Dale-Nuthall 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.
Thurcroft Motorway Link
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.