§ 107. Sir D. Kaberryasked the Minister of Transport what is the total amount in value of contracts now let for the construction of the new Yorkshire-Lancashire motorway; what length of roadway this represents; how much length of roadway still remains to be let out for contract; and what is the present estimate of when the new road will be completed and available for public use.
§ Mr. CarmichaelContracts have been let to the value of £18 million for 10½ miles between Worsley and Pole Moor, and are to be let for a further 43½ miles eastwards to Ferrybridge. The motorway is expected to be in use by the early 1970s.