§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Minister of Transport if he will give a list of all major road works projects included in the forward programme for the years 1966–67 and 1967–68, and in each case state the most recent traffic census figures for each of the existing roads proposed to be improved or by-passed under the forward programme.
§ Mr. Tom FraserAnnouncements were made on 14th February, 1962, and 28th October, 1963, of major trunk road schemes costing over £100,000 programmed for the years 1963 to 1968. Those on which work is now expected to start in 1966–67 or 1967–68 are listed below, together with the latest relevant traffic census information, i.e. as at August, 1961 except where otherwise indicated.
The following is the information: 81W
Passenger car units for 16-hour day A.3 Pains Hill—Ockham Road 22,665 A.3 Guildford By-Pass 24,351 A.3 Burnt Common—Proposed Ripley By-Pass 27,892 A.13 Tilbury Docks Approach Road 8,736 A 40 Oxford Northern By-Pass 22,206 A.40 Waterstock Cross Roads to South of Postcombe 19,322 South West A.3O3 Amesbury By-Pass 6,064 A.40 Overbridge and By-Pass (River Severn) 26,832 A.38 Plympton By-Pass 24,208 Midlands and East Anglia A.38 Lichfield By-Pass 15,514 A.53 Potteries "D" Road (Etruria-Talke) 20,624 A.11 Thetford Inner Relief Road 6,180 A.46 Syston Western By-Pas 15,510 A. 127 Dunton Wayletts Junction 31,823 A.1 Eaton Socon By-Pass 17,800 A.12 Lowestoft Swing Bridge 8,274 A.38/A.516 Mickleover Link and By-Pass and widening of A.516 to Derby Ring Road 15,177 (A.38) 21,948 (A.38/A.516) The North East A.614 Thorne By-Pass 12,369 A.1 Scotch Corner 15,630 A.650 Wakefield—M.1 Junction 19,881 The North East A.41 Widening at Backford 20,805 A.56 Barton Road-Derbyshire Lane 46,620 A.57 Hyde Internal Relief Road 19,615 A.590 Levens Bridge Diversion 6,859 A.74 North of Moss Band-Scottish Border 3,473