Motorways (Hansard, 20 April 1970)

asked the Minister of Transport if he will state,

MINISTRY AND LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS
			Mileage	R.C.U.
MOTORWAYS IN USE
M1	LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	North of Fiveways Corner-Stourton	…	194.5	E., M. & N.E.
M18	ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY
	Morthen-Doncaster By-Pass (including part of Thurcroft Link)	…	9.5	N.E.
M2	MEDWAY MOTORWAY	…	25.2	S.E.
M20	MID KENT MOTORWAY
	Maidstone By-Pass	…	6.8	S.E.
M4	LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY
	Chiswick-Holyport	…	23.8	S.E.
	Tormarton-Severn Bridge	…	19.9	S.E.
M40	LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY
	Burkes Road-Stokenchurch	…	12.8	E.
M5	BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY
	Quinton-Twyning	…	32.0	M.
	North of Almondsbury-Avonmouth	…	7.9	S.W.
M50	ROSS SPUR MOTORWAY	…	21.0	S.W.
M6	BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE MOTORWAY
	Bescot-Carnforth	…	126.2	M. & N.W.
	Thrimby-Penrith By-Pass	…	10.2	N.W.
M61	MANCHESTER-PRESTON MOTORWAY
	Horwich-Preston	…	13.1	N.W.
M63	STRETFORD-ECCLES BY-PASS (Lancashire C.C. Motorway)	…	6.0	—
A1(M)
	Stevenage By-Pass	…	7.1	E.
	Baldock By-Pass	…	6.6	E.
	Doncaster By-Pass	…	15.5	N.E.
	Darlington By-Pass (including A66(M) Spur)	…	13.0	N.E.
A1(M)	DURHAM MOTORWAY
	Aycliffe-Chester-le-Street	…	22.3	N.E.
	Birtley By-Pass	…	2.5	N.E.
	LEEDS INNER RING ROAD STAGE I (Leeds C.B.C. Motorway)	…	0.7	—
			576.6

MINISTRY MOTORWAYS
		Mileage	R.C.U.
MOTORWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
M1	LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Fiveways Corner Flyover	0.5	E.
M20	MID-KENT MOTORWAY
	Ditton By-Pass	6.8	S.E.
M3	LONDON-BASINGSTOKE MOTORWAY
	Thames Bridge	0.1	S.E.
	Lightwater-Popham	28.0	S.E.
M4	LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY
	Holyport-Tormarton	78.5	S.E.
M40	LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY
	Beaconsfield By-Pass	1.3	E.

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giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorways for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction and which were in use, respectively, as at 30th April, and distinguishing between each road construction unit area.

§ Mr. Murray:

The present position, including available details of local authority motorways, is as follows:

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MINISTRY MOTORWAYS—continued
		Mileage	R. C. U.
M5	BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY
	Ray Hall-Quinton	10.5	M.
	Strensham-North of Almondsbury	41.1	S.W.
	Avon Bridge	1.0	S.W.
	Avon Bridge-Edithmead	22.5	S.W.
M53	MID-WIRRAL MOTORWAY
	Bidston Moss Interchange-Hooton	11.4	N.W.
M56	NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY
	Hapsford-Preston Brook	8.0	N.W.
	Bowdon-Wythenshawe	6.5	N.W.
M6	BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE MOTORWAY
	Catthorpe-Bescot	39.9	M.
	Carnforth-Thrimby	34.6	N.W.
	Penrith-North of Carlisle	19.3	N.W.
M62	MANCHESTER-PRESTON MOTORWAY
	A580-Horwich	9.2	N.W.
M62	LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Worsley-County Boundary	17.0	N.W.
	Moss Moor-Outlane	7.8	N.E.
	Gildersome-Lofthouse	5.8	N.E.
		349.8
TENDERS INVITED
M1	LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Stourton-Leeds Extension	0.1	—
M62	LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Outlane-Gildersome	12.3	N.E.
		12.4
SCHEMES MADE
M1	LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	North Circular Road-South of Fiveways Corner	2.0	E.
	Stirling Corner Link	0.9	E.
M18	ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY
	Hatfield-Thorne (including Tudworth Link)	3.5	N.E.
M23	LONDON-CRAWLEY MOTORWAY
	Mitcham-Pease Pottage	>25.4	S.E.
G.L.C.
M25	SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY
	Leatherhead-Godstone	11.4	S.E.
M3	LONDON-BASINGSTOKE MOTORWAY
	Sunbury-Lightwater	12.6	S.E.
M40	LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY
	Gerrards Cross By-Pass	7.2	E.
	Knaves Beach Interchange	0.8	E.
	Stokenchurch-Waterstock Crossroads	9.5	E.
M56	NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY
	Sharston By-Pass	3.3	N.W.
M62	LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Tarbock-Worsley	20.1	N.W.
	Lofthouse-Ferrybridge	12.8	N.E.
M621	GILDERSOME STREET-LEEDS MOTORWAY	3.7	N.E.
		113.2
DRAFT SCHEMES PUBLISHED
M11	LONDON-CAMBRIDGE MOTORWAY
	Redbridge-Stump Cross (including Slip road to A406)	38.4	E.
M23	LONDON-CRAWLEY MOTORWAY
	Northern Terminal Link	3.5	S.E.
M25	SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY
	Egham-Chertsey	4.8	S.E.
M27	SOUTH COAST MOTORWAY
	Cadnam-Portsbridge (including Nursling Spur)	31.7	S.E.
M4[...]	LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY
	Reading/Wokingham Links	2.8	S.E.
M5[...]	BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY
	Edithmead-Willand	34.7	S.W.
M54	TELFORD MOTORWAY
	Wellington By-Pass	5.8	M.

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	MINISTRY MOTORWAYS—continued	Mileage	R.C.U.
M56	NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY
	Preston Brook-Bowdon	11.2	N.W.
M25	SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY
	Godstone-Wrotham	18.2	S.E.
M62	LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Queen's Drive-Tarbock	3.5	N.W.
	Rawcliffe A63	7.0	N.E.
M63	SALE EASTERN AND NORTHENDEN BY-PASS	4.4	N.W.
A1(M)	LEMSFORD-WELWYN	3.0	E.
LINE NOT YET PUBLISHED
M11	LONDON-CAMBRIDGE MOTORWAY
	Cambridge Western By-Pass	13.8	E.
M12	SOUTH WOODFORD-BRENTWOOD	10.5	—
M18	ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY
	Wadworth-Hatfield	11.1	N.E.
	Thorne-East Cowick	4.7	N.E.
M25	SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY
	Chertsey-Leatherhead	12.3	S.E.
M42	BIRMINGGAM-NOTTINGHAM MOTORWAY	50.5	M.
M5	BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY
	Cullompton-Exeter	19.9	S.W.
M54	TELFORD MOTORWAY
	Telford-M6	16.0	M.
M62	LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY
	Ferrybridge-Rawcliffe	12.0	N.E.
	A63-Balkholme	1.9	N.E.
		152.7

LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS
	Miles	Local Authority
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage II)	0.8	Leeds C.B.C.
Bristol Parkway (Stage I)	2.8	Bristol C.B.C./Gloucs.C.C.
Stretford-Eccles Extension	0.6	Lancs. C.B.C.
Aston Expressway	1.8	Birmingham C.B.C.
Eccles By-Pass	1.8	Lancs. C.C.
Black Fell-White Mare Pool	3.6	Durham C.C.
	11.2
SCHEMES CONFIRMED BY THE MINISTER
Leeds South-East Urban Motorway	2.5	Leeds C.B.C.
Ringway Airport Link	0.4	Cheshire C.C.
Broadway Extension	4.2	Lancs. C.C.
Liverpool Outer Ring Road (Netherton-Kirkby)	3.3	Lancs. C.C.
Newcastle upon Tyne Central Motorway East	1.2	Newcastle C.B.C.
Bradford South Radial Motorway (City Section, Stage I)	1.2	Bradford C.B.C.
Bradford South Radial Motorway (County Section)	1.2	West Riding C.C.
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage IIA)	0.4	Leeds C.B.C.
Manchester Outer Ring Road (Northern Section, Middleton Link)	1.2	Lancs. C.C.
Ringway I, East Cross Route (Eastway-Grand Union Canal)	1.0
	16.5
SCHEMES MADE AND SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER FOR CONFIRMATION
Ellesmere Port Motorway	5.2	Cheshire C.C.
Mancunian Way (to become a Special Road)	1.4	Manchester C.B.C.
A329 Relief Road (Nos. 1 and 2) (County Section)	5.4	Berks C.C.
A329 Relief Road (City Section)	0.7	Reading C.B.C.
Leeds Inner Ring Road (Stage III)	0.7	Leeds C.B.C.
Twyford Avenue Section (M27)	1.6	Portsmouth C.B.C.
Bristol Parkway (Stage II)	0.9	Bristol C.B.C.
Liverpool Outer Ring Road (Kirkby-Tarbock)	6.0	Lancs. C.C.
Ringway I, East Cross Route (Great Union Canal-Tredegar Road)	0.6	Greater London Council.
Dover Radial Route (Shooters Hill Road. Falconwood)	3.0	Greater London Council.
	25.5