§ Mr. Awdryasked 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 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. Tom FraserThe following is the position as at 12th July:
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Motorways under Construction Miles Estimated Completion Date Est. Cost £m. (including land) M.1 … London-Yorkshire Page Street-Edgwarebury Lane (Hendon Motorway) 4¼ End 1966 … … … 14.49 Edgwarebury Lane-Aldenham 4 Summer, 1966 … … … Brockley Interchange — Summer, 1966 … … … Markfield-River Trent 12½ Late 1965 … … … 7.6* River Trent-Stanton-by-Dale 4¾ Summer, 1966 … … … 3.13* Stanton-by-Dale-Nuthall 4¾ Summer, 1966 … … … 4.6* Nuthall-Pinxton 8½ Early 1967 … … … 5.54* East Ardsley-Stourton 4½ Summer, 1967 … … … 5.37* Tinsley Viaduct ¾ Late 1967 … … … 4.5* Aston-Tinsley (including part of Thurcroft Link) 6½ Late 1967 … … … 5.98* Wakefield-East Ardsley 3½ Summer, 1967 … … … 3.94* M.4 … London-South Wales Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Spring, 1966 … … … 3.0 Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Spring, 1966 … … … 2.5 Hambrook-Tormarton 8 May, 1967 … … … 6.2 Severn Bridge and Approaches 6½ 1966 … … … 16.19 M.5 … Midland Motorway Links Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 Late 1965 … … … 6.64 M.6 … Midland Motorway Links Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late 1966 … … … 5.88 Shareshill-Dunston 8¼ Spring, 1966 … … … 6.23 A.1(M) … Baldock By-pass 6¼ Summer, 1967 … … … 4.09 A.40(M) … High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn, 1966 … … … 5.4 108½ * Main works only
Tenders Invited Miles Estimated Completion Date M.1 … London-Yorkshire Pinxton-Heath 7½ 1967 Heath-Barlborough 6¾ 1967 Barlborough-Morthen 7 Late 1967 A.1(M) … Durham Motorway (including Bridges) Aycliffe-Bradbury 5¼ 1967 A.40(M) … High Wycombe By-pass (Handy Cross-Burkes Road, excluding Loudwater Viaduct) 4¾ Autumn, 1967 31¼ 114W115W
Schemes Made Miles Estimated Completion Date M.1 … London-Yorkshire Morthen-Doncaster By-pass 8½ Late 1967 Meadowhall-Wakefield 19 Early 1968 Fiveways Corner ½ Section of Thurcroft Link 1 Late 1967 Midland Motorway Links M.6 … Catthorpe-Darlaston 41¾ M.5 … South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 Autumn, 1968 M.6 … Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Penrith By-pass 8 1968 West of Killington Reservoir-South of Hackthorpe 21 A. 1(M) … Durham Motorway Bradbury-Chester-le-Street 16½ A.40(M) … High Wycombe By-pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road (Loudwater Viaduct only) ¼ Autumn, 1967 M.5 … Birmingham-Bristol South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury 41 Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano 6 End 1967 M.62 … Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Moss Moor 17 Moss Moor-Outlane 7¼ 197¾
Draft Scheme Published Miles M.3 … London-Basingstoke … … … … 39¾ M.4 … London-South Wales Liddington-Tormarton … … … … 30 M.5 … Birmingham-Bristol Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent … … … … 20½ M.62 … Lancashire-Yorkshire Outlane-Lofthouse … … … … 19½ A.40(M) … Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass … … … … 7½ M.6 … Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Carlisle By-pass … … … … 7 East of Carnforth-West of Killington Reservoir … … … … 15 M.61 … Preston-Manchester Preston By-pass-North of Westhouahton … … … … 13 A.20(M) … Ditton By-pass … … … … 6½ 158¾
Line not yet published Miles M.1 … London-Yorkshire Page Street-North Circular … … … … … … 2 M.4 … London-South Wales … … … … … … Maidenhead-Liddington … … … … … … 41½ M.6 … Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle … … … … … … Penrith-Carlisle … … … … … … 12¼ M.62 … Lancashire-Yorkshire … … … … … … Lofthouse-A.1 … … … … … … 10½ M.11 … London-Bishop's Stortford … … … … … … 32 M.23 … London-Crawley … … … … … … 27 M.61 … Preston-Manchester North of Westhoughton-Manchester … … … … … … 9¼ M.56 … North Cheshire Motorway … … … … … … 26 Sharston By-pass … … … … … … 2½ A.1(M) … Birtley By-pass … … … … … … 2½ Blackfell-White Mare Pool (Classified motorway to be built by Durham County Council) 3½ 169