HC Deb 08 August 1966 vol 733 c282W
Mr. Peter Walker

asked the Minister of Transport how many miles of Great Britain's major trunk roads are overloaded today.

Mrs. Castle

Approximately 1,670 miles of major trunk road in Great Britain are estimated to be seriously overloaded at present.

Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give details of the 350 miles of trunk roads which will have been built or reconstructed by 1970, showing how many miles will be completed in each of the next five years.

Mrs. Castle

The details are:

1965–66 … … … 59 miles
1966–67 … … … 70 miles
1967–68 … … … 45 miles
1968–69 … … … 75 miles
1969–70 … … … 105 miles
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The mileages indicated for future years are approximate.

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