Motorways

HC Deb 03 May 1967 vol 746 cc74-7W

Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Minister of Transport if she will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorways 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 30th April.

Mr. Swingler

The following table shows the position at 30th April. Information about Local Authority motorways is limited to sections in use or for which schemes have been made by the highway authorities concerned and submitted to my right hon. Friend for confirmation.

MINISTRY MOTORWAYS
Line not yet published
Miles
M.11	London-Cambridge
	South of Chigwell section	3.0
M.18	Thorne By-pass	2.2
M.18	Doncaster Southern By-pass	11.1
M.25	South Orbital Motorway	47.0
M.56	North Cheshire Motorway
	Bowdon-Preston Brook	11.0
	Sharston By-pass	2.5
M.62	Sale Eastern and Northenden By-pass	4.5
A. 1(M)	Birtley By-pass	2.5
		83.8

Draft Scheme published
M.1	London-Yorkshire
	S. of Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road	2.0
M.3	London-Basingstoke	39.9
M.4	London-South Wales
	Holyport-Liddington	47.2
M.5	Bristol-Birmingham
	East Brent-Edithmead	2.25
M.11	London-Cambridge
	Chigwell-Stump Cross	34.0
M.23	London-Crawley	26.0
M.56	North Cheshire Motorway
	Princess Parkway-Bowdon	6.5
M.61	Preston-Manchester
	Westhoughton-Middle Hulton	3.6
M.65	Gilder some Street-Leeds	3.92
		165.37
Schemes made
M.1	London-Yorkshire
	Fiveways Corner Flyover	0.5
M.4	London-South Wales
	Tormarton-Liddington	30.5
M.5	Birmingham-Bristol
	Oldbury-A.41	2.2
	Strensham-Almondsbury	41.5
	Avonmouth-East Brent	21.25
M.6	Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
	Catthorpe-Ray Hall	37.05
	Carnforth-Hackthorpe	36.43
	Penrith-Carlisle	12.3
	Carlisle By-pass	6.9
M.56	North Cheshire Motorway
	Preston Brook-Hapsford	8.0
M.61	Preston-Manchester
	Preston-Westhoughton	13.1
	Middle Hulton-Manchester	5.6
M.62	Lancashire-Yorkshire
	Worsley-Moss Moor	17.0
	Pole Moor-A.1 (Ferrybridge)	31.48
A.1(M)	Durham Motorway
	Carrville-Chester-le-Street	5.5

Miles
A.20(M)	Ditton By-pass	6.75
A.40(M)	Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass	7.75
		283.81

Tenders invited
Miles
M.5	Birmingham-Bristol
	Quinton-Oldbury	3.6
	A.41-Great Barr	4.7
A.1(M)	Durham Motorway
	Bowburn-Carrville	4.7
		13.0

Motorways under construction
M.1	London-Yorkshire
	N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill (Hendon Motorway)	4.3
	Nuthall-Pinxton	8.6
	Pinxton-Barlborough	14.2
	Barlborough-Morthen	6.9
	Morthen-Doncaster By-pass	8.6
	Aston-Tinsley	6.5
	Tinsley Viaduct	0.75
	Meadowhall-Tankersley	5.5
	Tankersley-Horbury	13.7
	Horbury-East Ardsley	3.6
	East Ardsley-Stourton	4.5
M.5	Birmingham-Bristol
	Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth	4.25
M.6	Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
	Ray Hall-Darlaston	2.8
	Penrith By-pass	7.9
M.62	Lancashire-Yorkshire
	Moss Moor-Pole Moor	5.87
A.1(M)	Baldock By-pass	6.25
A.1(M)	Durham Motorway
	Aycliffe-Bradbury	5.5
	Bradbury-Bowburn	6.6
A.40(M)	High Wycombe By-pass
	Stokenchurch-Handy Cross	7.9
	Handy Cross-Burkes Road	4.83
	Loudwater Viaduct	0.3
		129.35

MOTORWAYS IN USE
(Ministry and Local Authority)
M.1	London-Yorkshire
	Brockley Hill-Aldenham	4.0
	Aldenham-Crick (incl. M.10 and M.45 Spurs)	73.2
	Crick-Markfield (incl. Enderby Spur)	26.7
	Markfield-Kegworth	11.0
	Kegworth-Sandiacre	5.0
	Sandiacre-Nuthall	6.0
M.2	Medway Motor Road	25.2
M.4	London-South Wales
	Chiswick-Langley	12.5
	Slough By-pass	5.4
	Maidenhead By-pass	5.9
	Tormarton-Hambrook	7.9
	Hambrook-Almondsbury (incl. Almondsbury Interchange and Hambrook Spur)	5.5
	Severn Bridge and Approaches	6.5

Miles
M.5	Bristol-Birmingham
	Twyning-Lydiate Ash	26.0
	Lydiate Ash-Quinton	6.0
M.5	Filton By-pass	2.25
	(Gloucestershire C.C. Motorway)
M.6	Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle
	Darlaston-Shareshill	5.9
	Shareshill-Dunston	8.4
	Dunston-Preston	78.5
	Preston By-Pass	8.1
	Preston-Lancaster	13.3
	Lancaster By-Pass	11.4
M.50	Ross Spur	21.0
M.62	Stretford-Eccles By-pass	5.95
	(Lancashire C.C. Motorway)
A.1(M)	Stevenage By-pass	7.1
	Doncaster By-pass	15.5
	Darlington By-pass	13.0
A.20(M)	Maidstone By-pass	6.8
	Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage 1
	(Leeds C.B.C. Motorway)	0.75
		424.75

LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS
Schemes Made and Confirmed
Black Fell-White Mare Pool (Durham C.C.)	3.6
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage II) (Leeds C.B.C.)	1.5
	5.1

Schemes Made and Submitted for Confirmation
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East (Newcastle C.B.C.)	1.2
Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C.)	1.8
Ringway Airport Link (Cheshire C.C.)	0.4
Leeds South East Urban Motorway (Leeds C.B.C.)	2.49
Bristol Parkway (Bristol C.C. and Gloucestershire C.C.)	2.75
	8.64