§ Mr. Galbraithasked 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.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe position at 15th July was as follows:—
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Motorways in use Miles Actual or Estimated Completion date Actual or Estimated Cost (incl. land unless otherwise stated) £m. MI … London-Yorkshire Aldenham-Crick 73 Nov., 1959 50.5 (main works only) Crick-Markfield 264¾ Oct., 1964 and Jan., 1965 Markfield-Kegworth 11 Dec., 1965 Kegworth-Sandiacre 5¼ May, 1966 See*below M2 … Medway Motor Road 25¼ May, July and Sept., 1963 16.0 M4 … London-South Wales Slough By-pass 5½ April, 1963 4.9 Maidenhead By-pass 6 June, 1961 3.0 Chiswick-Langley 13 Nov. 1964 and March, 1965 19.6 M5 … Bristol-Birmingham Lydiate Ash-Twyning 26 July, 1962 9.4 Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 Nov., 1965 6.6 M5 … Filton By-pass (Classified Motorway built by Glos. C.C.) 2¼ May, 1963 .7 M6 … Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Dunston-Preston 78¼ Aug., 1962-Nov., 1963 56.1 Preston By-pass 8 Dec., 1958 5.2 Preston-Lancaster 13¼ Jan., 1965 11.0 Lancaster By-pass 11½ April, 1960 4.7 M6 … Midland Motorway Link Dunston-Shareshill 8¼ March, 1966 6.6 M50 … Ross Spur 2½ Nov., 1960 6.7 M62 … Stretford-Eccles By-pass (Classified Motorway built by Lancs. C.C.) 6 Oct., 1960 5.6 Al(M) … Doncaster By-pass 15½ July, 1961 6.5 Stevenage By-pass 7 July, 1962 2.2 Darlington-Barton By-pass 13 May, 1965 6.5 A20(M) … Maidstone By-pass 6¾ June and Dec., 1960 2.6 389 26W27W
Motorways under construction Miles Estimated Completion Date M1 … London-Yorkshire N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill (Hendon Motorway) 4¼ Spring, 1967 10.2 Brockley Hill-Aldenham 4 Summer, 1966 4.5 Brockley Interchange — Summer, 1966 Sandiacre-Nuthall 6 Summer, 1966 31.7 *includes Kegworth-Sandiacre 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 of Thurcroft Link) 6½ Late, 1967 6.0 Horbury-East Ardsley 4¼ Summer, 1967 3.9 (Main works only) Meadowhall-Tankersley 5½ Mid., 1968 6.0 M4 … London-South Wales Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Sept., 1966 11.8 Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Sept., 1966 Hambrook-Tormarton— 8 May, 1967 Severn Bridge and Approaches 6 Sept., 1966 16.2 M6 … Midland Motorway Links Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late, 1966 6.0 A1(M) … Baldock By-pass 6¼ Summer, 1967 4.1 A1(M) … Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury (including Bridges) 5¼ 1967 4.0 (Main works only)
A40(M) … High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn 1966 (date under review) 5.3 Handy Cross-Burkes Road (excluding Loudwater Viaduct) 4¾ Spring, 1968 4.1 124¼
Tenders Invited Miles M1 … London-Yorkshire: Tankersley-Horbury 13 13 Schemes Made M1 … London-Yorkshire: Fiveways Corner ½ Section of Thurcroft Link 1 M4 … London-South Wales: Tormarton-Liddington 30 M5 … Birmingham-Bristol: South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury 41 Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano 6 Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent 20½ Midland Motorway Links: M5 … South of Quinton-Great Barr 10 M6 … Catthorpe-Darlaston 41¾ M6 … Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle: West of Killington Reservoir-South of Hackthorpe 21 East of Carnforth-West of Killington Reservoir 151 Penrith By-pass 8 Penrith-Carlisle 124 Carlisle By-pass 7 M61 … Preston-Manchester: North of Westhoughton-Manchester 13 M62 … Lancashire-Yorkshire: Worsley-Moss Moor 17 Moss Moor-Outlane 7¼ Outlane-Lofthouse 19½ A1(M) … Durham Motorway: Bradbury-Chester-le-Street 161 Blackfell-White Mare Pool 31 A20(M) … Ditton By-pass 6½ A40(M) … Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass 71 A40(M) … High Wycombe By-pass: Handy Cross-Burkes Road (Viaduct only) ½ Leeds Inner Ring Road (Subject to Minister's confirmation) (Classified motor-way to be built by Leeds C.B.C.) 1
Draft Scheme Published M1 … Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road 2 M3 … London-Basingstoke 39¾ M4 … London-South Wales: Holyport-Theale 19 M56 … North of Preston Brook-West of Hapsford 8 M62 … Lancashire-Yorkshire: Lofthouse-Al 10½ 79¼ 28W29W
Line not yet published M4 … London-South Wales: Theale-Liddington 28 M11 … London-Bishop's Stortford 32 M23 … London-Crawley 27 M56 … Princess Parkway-North of Preston Brook 18 Sharston By-pass 2½ M61 … Preston-Manchester: North of Westhoughton-Manchester 9¼
Miles Al(M) … Birtley By-pass 2½ Thorne By-pass 2 Doncaster Southern By-pass 10 Leeds South East Radial (Classified motorway to be built by Leeds C.B.C.) 10 Bristol Parkway (Stage I) (Classified motorway to be built by Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucester C.C.) 2½ Bradford South Radial (Classified motorway to be built. by Bradford C.B.C. and West Riding C.C.) 2½ Aston Expressway, Birmingham (Classified motorway to be built by Birmingham C.B.C.) and West Riding C.C.) 2½ Newcastle Central Motorway East (Classified motorway to be built by Newcastle C.B.C.) 1 142