§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Transport if he will provide a pedestrian crossing on Braunstone Lane, Leicester, between the A47 and the A46.
Mr. Bob BrownBraunstone Lane is not a trunk or principal road and the
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Motorways in Use (Ministry and Local Authority) Approximate Mileage R.C.U. Region Actual or Estimated Cost £m. Ml London.Yorkshire North of Fiveways Corner.Aldenham 8.3 E. 15.1 Aldenham.Crick (including M10 and M45 Spurs) 73.2 E. & M. 28.5 Crick-Barlborough 61.2 M. 52.6 Barlborough-Stourton 51.8 N.E. 44.8 M2 Medway Motor Road 25.2 S.E. 16.0 M4 London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 12.5 — 20.3 Langley-Holyport 11.3 S.E. 7.9 Tormarton-Almondsbury 13.4 S.E. 28.0 Severn Bridge and Approaches 6.5 — M5 Birmingham-Bristol-Exeter Twyning-Lydiate Ash-Quinton 32.0 M. 16.0 Cribbs Causeway-Avonmouth 4.3 S.W. 4.8 Filton By-Pass 2.3 S.W. 0.7 M6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Bescot-Dunston 14.9 M. 14.8 Dunston-Preston 78.5 M. & N.W. 56.1 Preston By-Pass-Lancaster By-Pass 32.8 N.W. 20.9 Thrimby-Penrith By-Pass 10.2 N.W. 12.1 M18 Morthen-Doncaster By-Pass (including part of Thurcroft Link) 9.5 N.E. 5.2 M20 Mid-Kent Motorway Maidstone By-Pass 6.8 S.E. 2.6 provision of a pedestrian crossing would be the responsibility of Leicestershire Country Council. I understand the council has considered the matter but concluded that a pedestrian crossing is not justified.
But the county council and Leicester County Borough Council are aware of local concern, and a further study of the road is now to be carried out by our Midland road safety unit in co-operation with the two authorities. This will inevitably take a little time.