§ 93. Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Transport when it is hoped to complete the widening of Rainham Road South, Dagenham, and of the northern approach roads to the Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel.
§ Mr. Tom FraserI am informed by the highway authority, the London Borough of Barking, that current improvement works on Rainham Road South should be completed by the end of this year. It should soon be possible to start work on the provision of a roundabout at the junction of Rainham Road South and Ballards Road, for completion towards the end of 1966.
The northern approach roads between the tunnel entrance and the A.13 trunk road have dual 24 ft. carriageways and no further widening is contemplated. I have not yet been able to find room in my trunk road programme for widening the A.13 between Dovers Corner and the approach to the tunnel. The line of the North Orbital Road north of the A.13 is still under investigation.