HC Deb 09 November 1966 vol 735 c300W
Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number of miles of dual carriageway trunk road, excluding motorways, constructed in England and Wales each year since 1950.

Mr. Swingler

The available information is:

Miles
Completed between end 1945 and March, 1954 42.1
Completed in:—
1954–55 2.0
1955–56 5.0
1956–57 10.5
1957–58 21.0
1958–59 38.7
1959–60 34.1
1960–61 75.3
1961–62 52.6
1962–63 33.6
1963–64 57.8
1964–65 57.7
1965–66 35.6
1966–67 (to date) 26.9

Notes:

(a) Figures for 1964–65 and subsequently do not include short lengths carried out as part of the "under £100,000" programme.

(b) Figures for 1965–66 and subsequently do not include details for Wales.

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