§ Viscount Lambtonasked the Minister of Transport (1) if she will carry out a survey of the traffic passing through Felton, Northumberland, in view of the fact that 17 accidents occurred in the village in 1965 and 14 in 1966;
(2) whether, in view of the number of accidents on the A1 road in Felton, Northumberland, she will put forward the date for the commencement of the bypass avoiding the village.
§ Mr. John MorrisThis scheme will be considered for inclusion in the next extension of the trunk road preparation pool, with due regard to the accident record and traffic volumes. A further traffic survey will not be required at present as comparatively recent traffic information is already available.
§ Viscount Lambtonasked the Minister of Transport, whether she will put further cautionary signs up on the A1 on 277W either side of the village of Felton in Northumberland, in order to slow down traffic and prevent a repetition of the accidents that have occurred.
§ Mr. John MorrisNo. Apart from the arrangements now being made to replace the existing 30 m.p.h. speed limit signs by larger and more conspicuous signs on the approaches to the village, the existing signing should be sufficient.