§ 54. Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Transport if he will list the lengths of motorway on which crash barriers have been installed and on which they are at present being installed.
§ Mr. MarshLengths of motorway on which crash barriers have ben installed in the central reserve total 34.95 miles and are:
M.1. From a point approximately 2½ miles north of the M.1/M.10 junction at Beechtree northwards for 9 miles.
M.1. From a point approximately ¼ mile south of the M.1/A.45 at Upper Heyford junction northwards for 9 miles.
M.1. A length of approximately 2 miles on the Hendon Urban Motorway from its present southern terminal to Scratchwood.
M.2. A length of 2 miles, 1,050 yards on the Medway Bridge and on its eastern approach.
M.4. From the Chiswick Flyover to the London Airport Spur, a length of approximately 8.7 miles, which is centrally lighted.
M.4. A length of 1.9 miles over the Aust Viaduct, Severn Bridge and Wye Bridge.
M.6. A length of 1¾ miles on Preston Bypass, where there is a substandard central reserve following widening from dual two-lane to dual three-lane.
Lengths of motorway on which crash barriers are at present being installed are:
M.1. A length of 1,500 yards northwards from the M.1/M.10 junction to the M.1/A.4147 junction, for which tenders have been invited.
The above do not include protection provided for bridge piers or other obstructions in the central reserve of all motorways.