HC Deb 26 May 1965 vol 713 cc88-9W
Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Minister of Transport if he will list in order of priority those lengths of trunk roads referred to in Roads in England and Wales for the year ended 31st March, 1964, page 22, paragraph 67, which have the highest travel and accident loss assessment and indicate those which are to be dealt with in the present road programme ending in 1970, stating whether the proposed road scheme is to take the form of a new motorway or a dual-carriageway all-purpose Toad.

Mr. Tom Fraser

The twenty lengths of trunk road with the highest levels of travel and accident loss per mile are listed below together with the mileage of the length of road concerned and particulars of programmed schemes which will reduce the losses occurring at thirteen of the sites. Schemes in respect of the lengths numbered 2, 7, 9, 12 and 16 are under detailed consideration.

Travel and accident loss is an indication of congestion under present conditions but is not in itself an adequate measure of relative priority for the selection of road schemes for the programme. Many other factors need to be taken into account, the more important of these being:—

  1. (a) the nature and cost of the proposed improvement;
  2. (b) the volume and character of the traffic benefiting from the improvement;
Road No. Location Length (miles) Programmed Improvement
1 A. 556 … Altrincham 3.80 Princess Parkway extension—Motorway.
2 A.3 … Esher 1.30 —
3 A. 30 … Bagshot Heath 0.46 London—Basingstoke Motorway (M3).
4 A. 12 … Brentwood 2.88 Brentwood By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
5 A. 20 … Swanley 1.13 Swanley By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
6 A. 560 … Gatley 1.70 Sharston By-pass—Motorway.
7 A. 27 … Emsworth 0.88 —
8 A. 48 … Port Talbot 4.15 Port Talbot By-pass—Motorway.
9 A. 57 … Prescot 0.80 —
10 A. 48 … Cowbridge 0.60 Cowbridge By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
11 A. 40 … High Wycombe 5.02 High Wycombe By-pass—Motorway.
12 A. 523 … Park Green —
Macclesfield 0.40 —
13 A. 52 … Stapleford 2.07 Sandiacre and Stapleford By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
14 A. 27 … Havant 1.57 Havant By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
15 A. 5 … Cannock 0.85 M6 Motorway.
16 A. 18 … Dunscroft (Near Doncaster) 1.00 —
17 A. 18 … Gunness (Near Scunthorpe) 0.75 —
18 A. 556 … Bowdon 1.20 Princess Parkway extension—Motorway.
19 A. 614 … Thorne 1.00 Thorne By-pass—dual-carriageway all purpose.
20 A. 30 … Chyandour (Penzance) 0.76 —