Mr. Hopsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in the development of a main north to south Wales trunk road; and what plans he has for further improvement of this communication.
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§ Mr. George ThomasTwelve schemes, each costing over £100,000, are in progress, firmly programmed or in the preparation pool at a total estimated cost of nearly £26 million. Forty-two schemes each costing less than £100,000 are in progress or firmly programmed at a total estimated cost of about £1½million.
These improvements are in accordance with the plans for this route described in paragraphs 53, 54, 55, 346 and 371 of "Wales: The Way Ahead" (Cmnd. 3334). Further improvements will be programmed year by year in accordance with these plans.