§ 30. Mr. Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he 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 30th April.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe following lengths of motorway were in use:
- A.48(M)—Port Talbot By-pass—4.4 miles.
- M4—Coldra-Newhouse—11.85 miles.
- M4—Newport By-passs (Tredegar Park—Malpas Road)—3.0 miles.
In addition there is the section of M4 from Newhouse to the Monmouthshire/Gloucestershire boundary, a distance of 0.9 miles, which remains the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport.
The remainder of the Newport By-pass, between Malpas Road and Coldra, 3.7 miles, was opened to traffic on 5th May. There are no lengths of motorway at any of the other stages mentioned.