§ 54. Mr. Deanasked the Minister of Transport what further proposals he has to improve road communications in the South-West.
§ Mr. Tom FraserThe current road programme provides over £12 million for major trunk road schemes and about £5 million in grants towards classified road schemes in the Region over the next five years.
My longer term plans include the completion of the M.5 motorway to East Brent in Somerset and studies are in hand on the case for a new road designed to a high standard to replace the A.38 trunk road between East Brent and Exeter. In addition, it is my aim to complete the improvement of A.38 between Exeter and Plymouth wholly to dual carriageway standard with bypasses where necessary.