§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Transport if she will list the sections of motorway, showing the mileages in each case, which are in use, under construction, for which tenders have been invited, for which schemes have been made, for which draft schemes have been published, and for which a line has not yet been published, showing the actual or estimated completion date and the actual or estimated cost wherever possible.
§ Mrs. CastleThe position as at 31st January is set out in the following table:
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Motorways under Construction Miles Estimated Completion Date Actual or Estimated Cost (including land unless otherwise stated) £m. M.1—London-Yorkshire Page Street-Brockley Hill (Hendon motorway) 4¼ End 1966 … … 14.5 Brockley Hill-Aldenham 4 Summer 1966 … … Brockley Interchange — Summer 1966 … … Kegworth-Sandiacre 5 May 1966 … … 31.7 Sandiacre-Nuthall 6 Summer 1966 … … Nuthall-Pinxton 8½ Early 1967 … … Pinxton-Barlborough 14¼ 1967 … … Barlborough-Morthen 7 Autumn 1967 … … Morthen-Doncaster By-pass 8½ 1968 … … 5.1 (main works only) East Ardsley-Stourton 4½ Summer 1967 … … 5.4 Tinsley Viaduct ¾ Late 1967 … … 4.5 Aston-Tinsley (including part Thurcroft Link) 6½ Late 1967 … … 6.0 Wakefield-East Ardsley 3½ Summer 1967 … … 3.9 M.4—London-South Wales Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Spring 1966 … … 11.8 Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Spring 1966 … … Hambrook-Tormarton 8 May 1967 … … Severn Bridge and Approache 6½ 1966 … … 16.2 M.6—Midland Motorway Links Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late 1966 … … 6.0 Shareshill-Dunston 8¼ Spring 1966 … … 6.6 A.1(M)—Baldock By-pass 6¼ Summer 1967 … … 4.1 A.1(M)—Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury (including Bridges) 5¼ 1967 … … 4.0 (main works only) A.40(M)—High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn 1966 … … 5.3 126½
Tenders Invited Miles A.40(M)—High Wycombe By-pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road, excluding Loudwater Viaduct … … … … 4¾ 4¾ 278W279W
Schemes Made M.1—London-Yorkshire Meadowhall-Wakefield … … … … … 19 Fiveways Corner … … … … … ½ Section of Thurcroft Link … … … … … 1 M.5—Birmingham-Bristol South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury … … … … … 41 Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano … … … … … 6 Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent … … … … … 20½ Midland Motorway Links M.5—South of Quinton-Great Barr … … … … … 10 M.6—Catthorpe-Darlaston … … … … … 41¾ M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle West of Killington Reservoir-South of Hackthorpe … … … … … 21 Penrith By-pass … … … … … 8 M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Moss Moor … … … … … 17 Moss Moor-Outlane … … … … … 7¼ Outlane-Lofthouse … … … … … 19½ A.1(M)—Durham Motorway Bradbury-Chester-le-Street … … … … … 16½ A.40(M)—High Wycombe By-pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road (Viaduct only) … … … … … ¼ 229¼
Draft Schemes Published Miles M.3—London-Basingstoke … … … … … … 39¾ M.4—London-South Wales Liddington-Tormarton … … … … … … 30 M.6—Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Carlisle By-pass … … … … … … 7 East of Carnforth-West of Killington Reservoir … … … … … … 15 Penrith-Carlisle … … … … … … 12¼ M.56—North of Preston Brook-West of Hapsford … … … … … … 8 M.61—Preston-Manchester Preston By-pass-North of Westhoughton … … … … … … 13 M.62—Lancashire-Yorkshire Lofthouse-A.1 … … … … … … 10½ A.20(M)—Ditton By-pass … … … … … … 6½ A.40(M)—Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass … … … … … … 7½ 149½
Line not yet Published M.1—London-Yorkshire Page Street-North Circular … … … … … 2 M.4—London-South Wales Maidenhead-Liddington … … … … … 47 M.11—London-Bishop's Stortford … … … … … 32 M.23—London-Crawley … … … … … 27 M.56—Princess Parkway-North of Preston Brook … … … … … 18 Sharston By-pass … … … … … 2½ M.61—Preston-Manchester North of Westhoughton-Manchester … … … … … 9½ A.1(M)—Birtley By-pass … … … … … 2½ Blackfell—White Mare Pool (Classified motorway to be built by Durham C.C.) … … … … … 3½ 143¾