95. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport if she will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe following is the information:—
LINE NOT YET PUBLISHED Miles M.4 London-South Wales Theale-Shefford Woodlands 17½ M.11 London-Bishops Stortford 32 M.18 Thorne By-pass 2 M.18 Doncaster Southern By-pass 10 M.23 London-Crawley 27 M.56 North Cheshire Motorway Bowdon-Preston Brook 11 Sharston By-pass 2½ M.61 Preston-Manchester Westhoughton-Middle Hulton 3¾ A.1(M) Birtley By-pass 2½ South Orbital Motorway 47 Leeds South East Radial 2½ (Classified Motorway to be built by Leeds C.B.C.) Bristol Parkway (Stage I) 2¾ (Classified motorway to be built by Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucester C.C.) Bradford South Radial 2½ (Classified motorway to be built by Bradford C.B.C. and West Riding C.C.) Aston Expressway, Birmingham 2 (Classified motorway to be built by Birmingham C.B.C.) Eccles By-pass 1¾ (Classified motorway to be built by Lancashire C.C.) Sale Eastern and Northenden By-pass 4½ (Classified motorway to be built by Cheshire C.C, Lancashire C.C. and Manchester C.B.C.) 171¼ 115W
DRAFT SCHEME PUBLISHED M.1 London-Yorkshire Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road 2 M.3 London-Basingstoke 39¾
M.4 London-South Wales Holyport-Theale … 19 Shefford Woodlands-Liddington … 10½ M.5 Bristol-Birmingham East Brent-Edithmead … 2¼ M.56 North Cheshire Motorway Preston Brook-Hapsford … 8 Princess Parkway-Bowdon … 7 M.61 Preston-Manchester Middle Hulton-Manchester … 5½ M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Lofthouse-A.1 … 10½ 104½
SCHEMES MADE Miles M.1 London-York shire Fiveways Corner ½ M.4 London-South Wales Tormarton-Liddington 30 M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Oldbury-Great Barr 6½ Strensham-Almondsbury 41 Avonmouth-East Brent 22 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Catthorpe-Darlaston 41¾ Carnforth-Hackthorpe 36½ Penrith-Carlisle 12¼ Carlisle By-pass 7 M.61 Preston-Manchester Preston-Westhoughton 13 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Moss Moor 17 Pole Moor-Lofthouse 20¾ A.1(M) Durham Motorway Bowburn-Chester-le-Street 10½ Blackfell-White Mare Pool 3½ (Classified Motorway to be built by Durham C.C.) A.20(M) Ditton By-pass 6½ A.40(M) Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass 7½ Leeds Inner King Road, Stages I and II (subject to Minister's confirmation) 2¼ (Classified Motorway to be built by Leeds C.C.) Newcastle Central Motorway East (subject to Minister's confirmation) 1 (Classified Motorway to be built by Newcastle C.B.C.) 279½
TENDERS INVITED Miles M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Quinton-Oldbury … … 3½ Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth … … 4½ A.40(M) High Wycombe By-pass Loudwater Viaduct … … ¼ 8¼ 116W
CONTRACTS PLACED Nil MOTORWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Miles M.1 London-Yorkshire N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill (Hendon Motorway) 4¼ Nuthall-Pinxton 8½ Pinxton-Barlborough 14¼ Barlborough-Morthen 7
Miles Morthen-Doncaster By-pass … … 9 Aston-Tinsley … … 6½ Tinsley Viaduct … … ¾ Meadowhall-Tankersley … … 5½ Tankersley-Horbury … … 13½ Horbury-East Ardsley … … 3½ East Ardsley-Stourton … … 4½ M.4 London-South Wales Hambrook-Tormarton … … 8 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Penrith By-pass … … 8 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire … … Moss Moor-Pole Moor … … 6 A.1(M) Baldock By-pass … … 6¼ A.1(M) Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury … … 5¼ Bradbury-Bowburn … … 6 A.40(M) High Wycombe By-pass Stockenchurch-Handy Cross … … 8 Handy Cross-Burkes Road … … 4¾ 129½
MOTORWAYS IN USE Miles M.1(including M.10 and M.45) London-Yorkshire Brockley Hill-Aldenham 4 Aldenham-Crick 73 Crick-Markfield 26¾ Markfield-Kegworth 11 Kegworth-Sandiacre 5¼ Sandiacre-Nuthall 6 M.2 Medway Motor Road 25¼ M.4 London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 13 Slough By-pass 5½ Maidenhead By-pass 6 Hambrook-Newhouse 12 M.5 Bristol-Birmingham Twyning-Lydiate Ash 26 Lydiate Ash-Quinton 6 M.5 Filton By-pass 2¼ (Classified Motorway built by Gloucestershire C.C) M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Shareshill-Dunston 8¼ Dunston-Preston 78¼ Preston By-pass 8 Preston-Lancaster 13¼ Lancaster By-pass 11½ M.50 Ross Spur 21½ M.62 Stretford-Eccles By-pass 6 (Classified Motorway built by Lancashire C.C.) A.1(M) Stevenage By-pass 7 Doncaster By-pass 15½ Darlington By-pass 13 A.20(M) Maidstone By-pass 6¾ 417