HC Deb 11 November 1968 vol 773 cc7-8W
Mr. Ronald Bell

asked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet decided how the extra lanes will be provided for the widening of the Slough and Maidenhead by-passes.

Mr. Bob Brown

Yes, in principle. Detailed design and survey work is proceeding, but in general it is expected that

TOWN BY-PASS SCHEMES ON WHICH WORK IS EXPECTED TO START WITHIN 12 MONTHS
Local Authority Road Scheme
TRUNK ROADS
Kent … A20(M) Ditton By-pass
Devon … A38 Plympton By-pass
Gloucestershire … A417 Cirencester By-pass
Staffordshire … A38 Lichfield Eastern By-pass
Lancashire … A59 Whalley and Clitheroe By-pass
Cumberland … A74 Gretna By-pass (English Section)
Durham … A108 Sunderland By-pass
Yorkshire (East Riding) … A63 Elloughton By-pass
Hertfordshire … A10 Puckeridge By-pass (Stage I)
Huntingdonshire … A1 Eaton Socon By-pass
Buckinghamshire … A40(M) Beaconsfield By-pass
Essex … A12 Springfield and Boreham By-pass
Essex … A12 Stanway By-pass
PRINCIPAL ROADS
Surrey … A25 Old Oxted By-pass
Surrey … A244 Upper Halliford By-pass
Kent … A21 Tonbridge By-pass
Hampshire … A31 Alton By-pass
Wolverhampton … A454 Willenhall By-pass and Portobello By-pass
Birkenhead … Bidston By-pass
Birkenhead … A41 Rock Ferry By-pass
Lancashire … Stretford/Eccles By-pass Extension
Lancashire … Eccles By-pass
Gateshead/Durham … Gateshead Western By-pass
East Suffolk … A45 Trimley and Walton By-pass and Felixstowe Relief Road
Essex … Stanford-le-Hope By-pass

Mr. Alison

asked the Minister of Transport if he will list the town by-pass

we shall be able to provide the extra lanes within the present highway limits by reduction of the central reservations and inclusion of parts of the existing hardshoulders.