§ Mr. Michael Heseltineasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, 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 31st January, 1970.
Mr. Bob BrownFollowing is the information, including available details of local authority schemes.
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Approximate Mileage M50 ROSS SPUR MOTORWAY … … … 21.0 M6 BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE MOTORWAY Bescot-Carnforth … … … 126.2 Thrimby-Penrith … … … 10.2 M61 MANCHESTER-PRESTON MOTORWAY Horwich-Preston … … … 13.1 M63 STRETFORD-ECCLES BY-PASS (Lancashire C.C. motorway) … … … 6.0 A1(M) Stevenage By-Pass … … … 7.1 Baldock By-Pass … … … 6.6 Doncaster By-Pass … … … 15.5 Darlington By-Pass (including A66(M) Spur) … … … 13.0 A1(M) DURHAM MOTORWAY Aycliffe-Chester-le-Street … … … 22.3 LEEDS INNER RING ROAD STAGE 1 (Leeds C.B.C. motorway) … … … 0.7 574.1
MINISTRY MOTORWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION M1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Fiveways Corner Flyover … … … … … 0.5 M20 MID-KENT MOTORWAY Ditton By-Pass … … … … … 6.8 M3 LONDON-BASINGSTOKE MOTORWAY Thames Bridge … … … … … 0.1 Lightwater-Pophamp … … … … … 28.0 M4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY Holyport-Tormarton … … … … … 78.2 M40 LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY Beaconsfield By-Pass … … … … … 1.3 M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY Ray Hall-Quinton … … … … … 10.5 Stresham-Almondsbury … … … … … 41.1 Avon Bridge … … … … … 1.0 Avon Bridge-Edithmead … … … … … 22.5 M53 MID-WIRRAL MOTORWAY Bidston Moss Interchange-Hooton … … … … … 11.4 M56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Hapsford-Preston Brook … … … … … 8.0 Bowdon-Wythenshawe … … … … … 6.5 M6 BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE MOTORWAY Catthorpe-Bescot … … … … … 39.9 Carnforth-Thrimby … … … … … 34.6 Penrith-North of Carlisle … … … … … 19.2 M61 MANCHESTER-PRESTON MOTORWAY A580-Horwich … … … … … 9.2 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Worsley-Outlane … … … … … 24.8 Gildersome-Lofthouse … … … … … 5.8 A1(M) DURHAM MOTORWAY Birtley By-Pass … … … … … 2.5 351.9 288W289W
TENDERS INVITED M1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Stourton-Leeds Extension … … … … … … 0.1 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Outlane-Gildersome … … … … … … 12.3 12.4
Approximate Mileage SCHEMES MADE M1 LONDON-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY North Circular Road-South of Fiveways Corner … … … … … 2.0 Stirling Corner Link … … … … … 0.9 M18 ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY Hatfield-Thorne (including Tudworth Link) … … … … … 3.5 M23 LONDON-CRAWLEY MOTORWAY Mitcham-Pease Pottage … … … … … 25.4 M25 SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY Leatherhead-Godstone … … … … … 11.4 M3 LONDON-BASINGSTOKE MOTORWAY Sunbury-Lightwater … … … … … 12.6 M40 LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY Gerrards Cross By-Pass … … … … … 7.2 Knaves Beech Interchange … … … … … 0.8 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Tarbock-Worsley … … … … … 20.1 Lofthouse-Ferrybridge … … … … … 12.8 M621 GILDERSOME STREET-LEEDS MOTORWAY … … … … … 3.7 100.4
DRAFT SCHEMES PUBLISHED M11 LONDON-CAMBRIDGE MOTORWAY Redbridge-Stump Cross (including slip road to A406) … … … … 38.4 M23 LONDON-CRAWLEY MOTORWAY Northern terminal link … … … … 3.5 M25 SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY Egham-Chertsey … … … … 4.8 M27 SOUTH COAST MOTORWAY Cadnam-Portsbridge (including Nursling Link) … … … … 31.7 M4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY Reading/Wokingham links … … … … 2.8 M40 LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY Stokenchurch-Waterstock Cross Roads … … … … 9.5 M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY Edithmead-Willand … … … … 34.7 M54 TELFORD MOTORWAY Wellington By-Pass … … … … 5.8 M56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Preston Brook-Bowdon … … … … 11.2 Sharston By-Pass … … … … 3.3 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Queen's Drive-Tarbock … … … … 3.5 M63 SALE EASTERN AND NORTHENDEN BY-PASS … … … … 4.4 A1(M) Lemsford-Welwyn … … … … 3.0 156.6 290W291W
LINE NOT YET PUBLISHED M18 ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY Wadworth-Hatfield … … … … … … 11.1 Thorne-East Cowick … … … … … … 4.7 M25 SOUTH ORBITAL MOTORWAY Chertsey-Leatherhead … … … … … … 12.3 Godstone-Wrotham … … … … … … 18.2 M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY Cullompton-Exeter … … … … … … 19.9 M54 TELFORD MOTORWAY Telford-M6 … … … … … … 16.0 M62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Ferrybridge-Balkholme … … … … … … 20.9 BIRMINGHAM-NOTTINGHAM MOTORWAY … … … … … … 50.5 CAMBRIDGE WESTERN BY-PASS … … … … … … 13.8 167.4
LOCAL AUTHORITY MOTORWAYS Approximate Mileage UNDER CONSTRUCTION Leeds Inner Road (Stage II) … … … … … 0.8 Leeds C.B.C. Bristol Parkway (Stage I) … … … … … 2.8 Bristol C.B.C./Glos. C.C. Stretford-Eccles Extension … … … … … 0.6 Lancs. C.C. Aston Expressway … … … … … 1.6 Birmingham C.B.C. Black Fell-White Mare Pool … … … … … 3.6 Durham C.C. Eccles By-Pass … … … … … 1.8 Lancs. 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) 1.1 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 Greater London Council 16.5
SCHEMES MADE AND SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER FOR CONFIRMATION Ellesmere Port Motorway 5.2 Cheshire C.C. Mancunian Way (to become 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—(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 Lanes. C.C. Ringway I, East Cross Route (Grand Union Canal-Tredegar Road) 0.6 Greater London Council Dover Radial Route (Shooters Hill Road-Falconwood) 3.0 Greater London Council 25.5