§ 70. Mr. Rankinasked the Minister of Transport what steps she is taking to stop the increasing practice of commercial traffic using simultaneously the slow, middle and fast lanes on motorways.
§ Mr. CarmichaelRegulations banning heavy goods vehicles and all vehicles drawing trailers from the offside lane of three-lane motorways came into effect on 23rd May, 1966. We understand that in general these arrangements are working well and we do not at present see any reason for extending the ban to other types of commercial traffic. Enforcement of the Regulations is a matter for the police.
MINISTRY MOTORWAYS Line not yet published Miles RCU Region (Schemes in the GLC area shown separately) M.11 London-Cambridge South of Chigwell section … … … 3.0 GLC M.18 Thorne Section … … … 2.2 NE Doncaster Southern Section … … … 11.1 NE M.25 South Orbital Motorway … … … 35.44 SE M.40 London-Oxford Motorway Stokenchurch-Waterstock Cross Roads … … … 10.0 E M.52 South Lancashire Queens Drive-Tarbock … … … 3.5 NW Croft-Eccles … … … 8.3 NW M.53 Mid-Wirral Hooton-Backford … … … 5.58 NW M.56 North Cheshire Motorway Bowdon-Preston Brook … … … 10.4 NW Sharston By-pass … … … 3.25 NW M.62 Sale Eastern and Northenden By-pass … … … 4.5 NW A.1(M) Birtley By-pass … … … 2.5 NE 99.77 114W
Draft Schemes published M.1 London- Yorkshire S. of Fiveways Corner-North Circular Road … … 2.0 GLC M.4 London-South Wales Winnersh-Holyport … … … … 6.72 SE Wickham-Theale … … … … 16.2 SE M.11 London-Cambridge Chigwell-Stump Cross … … … … 34.0 E M.23 London-Crawley … … … … 26.0 SE (15.67) GLC (10.33) M.25 South Orbital Motorway Leatherhead-Godstone … … … … 11.56 SE M.52 South-Lancashire Tarbock-Croft … … … … 11.84 NW M.53 Mid-Wirral Bidston Moss-Hooton (including Moreton Spur) … 11.44 NW M.56 North Cheshire Motorway Princess Park way-Bowdon … … … … 6.5 NW M.65 Gildersome Street-Leeds … … … … 3.92 NE 130.18
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, on 31st October, distinguishing between each road construction unit area.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe following table shows the position at 31st October. 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.
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Schemes made Miles RCU Region (Schemes in the GLC area shown separately) M.3 London-Basingstoke … … … … 40.73 SE M.4 London-South Wales Tormarton-Liddington … … … … 30.5 SW Liddington-Wickham … … … … 12.5 SW (5.33) SE (7.17) Theale-Winnersh … … … … 12.23 SE M.5 Birmingham-Bristol South of Bredon-Almondsbury … … … … 39.5 SW Avonmouth-Edithmead … … … … 23.25 SW M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Catthorpe-Ray Hall … … … … 37.7 M Carnforth-Killington … … … … 15.43 NW Tebay-Thrimby … … … … 9.66 NW Penrith-Carlisle … … … … 12.3 NW Carlisle By-pass … … … … 6.9 NW M.40 Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-pass … … … 7.75 E M.56 North Cheshire Motorway Preston Brook-Hapsford … … … … 8.0 NW M.61 Preston-Manchester Preston-Manchester … … … … 22.3 NW M.62 Lancashire- Yorkshire Worsley-Milnrow … … … … 13.0 NW Rakewood-Co. Boundary … … … … 2.0 NW Pole Moor-A.1 (Ferrybridge) … … … … 31.38 NE A.20(M) Ditton By-pass … … … … 6.75 SE 331.88
Tenders invited M.1 London-Yorkshire Fiveways Corner Flyover … … … … … 0.5 GLC M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Oldbury-W. Bromwich … … … … … 2.2 M M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Thrimby-Hackthorpe … … … … … 2.34 NW 5.04
Motorways under Construction Miles RCU Region M.1 London- Yorkshire Barlborough-Morthen 6.9 NE Aston-Ossett (including part of Thurcroft) Link 27.45 NE M.5 Birmingham-Bristol Quinton-Oldbury 3.6 M W. Bromwich-Ray Hall 4.7 M Strensham-South of Bredon 1.5 SW Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth 4.25 SW M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Ray Hall-Darlaston 2.8 M Killington-Tebay 9.5 NW Penrith By-pass 7.9 NW M.18 Morthen-Doncaster By-pass (including part of Thurcroft Link) 9.5 NE M.40 High Wycombe By-pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road 4.83 E Loudwater Viaduct 0.3 E M.62 Lancashire- Yorkshire Milnrow-Rakewood 2.0 NW Moss Moor-Pole Moor 5.87 NE A. 1(M) Durham Motorway Bradbury-Chester-le-Street 16.8 NE 107.9 116W 117W
Motorways in Use (Ministry and Local Authority) M.1 London- Yorkshire N. of Fiveways Corner-Brockley Hill 4.3 GLC Brockley Hill-Crick (including M.10 and M.45 Spurs) 77.2 E Crick-Barlborough (including Enderby Spur) 71.5 M Ossett-Stourton 7.1 NE
Miles RCU Region M.2 Medway Motor Road … … … … 25.2 SE M.4 London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley … … … … 12.5 SE(2.3) GLC (10.2) Slough By-pass … … … … 5.4 SE Maidenhead By-pass … … … … 5.9 SE Tormarton-Almondsbury (including Almondsbury Interchange and Hambrook Spur) 13.4 SW Severn Bridge and Approaches … … … … 6.5 SW M.5 Bristol-Birmingham Twyning-Quinton … … … … 32.0 M M.5 Filton By-pass (Gloucester C.C. Motorway) … … … … 2.25 SW M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Darlaston-Dunston … … … … 14.3 M Dunston-Preston … … … … 78.5 NW (54.75) M (23.75) Preston By-pass … … … … 8.1 NW Preston-Lancaster … … … … 13.3 NW Lancaster By-pass … … … … 11.4 NW M.40 High Wycombe By-pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross … … … … 7.9 E M.50 Ross Spur … … … … 21.0 SW M.62 Stretford-Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C. Motorway) … … … … 5.95 NW A. 1(M) Stevenage By-pass … … … … 7.1 E Doncaster By-pass … … … … 15.5 NE (12.75) M (2.75) Darlington By-pass … … … … 13.0 NE Baldock By-pass … … … … 6.6 E Durham Motorway Aycliffe-Bradbury … … … … 5.5 NE A.20(M) Maidstone By-pass … … … … 6.8 SE Leeds Inner Ring Road, Stage 1 (Leeds C.B.C. Motorway) … … … … 0.7 NE 478.9
LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS Schemes made and submitted for Confirmation Miles RCU Region Aston Expressway (Birmingham C.B.C.) … … … 1.55 M Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East (Parts II and III) (Newcastle C.B.C.) … … … 1.20 NE Ringway Airport Link (Cheshire C.C.) … … … 0.40 NW Ellesmere Port Motorway (Cheshire C.C.) … … … 5.20 NW 8.35
Schemes made and confirmed Miles RCU Region Durham-Black Fell-White Mare Pool (Durham C.C.) 3.60 NE Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stages I and II) (Leeds C.B.C.) 1.50 NE Leeds South-East Urban Motorway (Leeds C.B.C.) 2.49 NE Eccles By-pass (Lancashire C.C.) 1.80 NW Bristol Parkway (Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucestershire C.C.) 2.75 SW 12.14