HC Deb 09 November 1970 vol 806 cc62-5W
Mr. Redmond

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, and under construction, respectively, as at 31st October, showing in each case the road construction unit responsible, and those motorways or length of motorway in use.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Following is the information:

In Use Miles RCU Region
M61 Manchester—Preston Motorway
Horwich—Preston 13.1 NW
M62 Lancashire—Yorkshire Motorway
Worsley—Whitefield 6.1 NW
A1M Stevenage By-Pass 7.1 E
Baldock By-Pass 6.6 E
Doncaster By-Pass 15.5 NE
Darlington By-Pass (including A66 (M) Spur) 13.0 NE
A1M Durham Motorway
Aycliffe—Chester-le-Street 22.3 NE
Birtley By-Pass 2.5 NE
TOTAL 634.6
Under Construction Miles RCU Region
M18 Rotherham—Goole Motorway
Hatfield—Thorne 3.5 NE
M20 Mid-Kent Motorway
Ditton By-Pass 6.8 SE
M3 London—Basingstoke Motorway
Thames Bridge 0.1 SE
Lightwater—Popham 28.0 SE
M4 London—South Wales Motorway
Holyport—Tormarton 78.5 SE & SW
M40 London—Oxford Motorway
Beaconsfield By-Pass 1.3 E
M5 Birmingham—Bristol—Exeter Motorway
Piffs Elm—North of Almondsbury 32.8 SW
Avon Bridge 1.0 SW
Avon Bridge—Edithmead 22.5 SW
M53 Mid-Wirral Motorway
Bidstone Moss Interchange—Hooton 11.4 NW
M56 North Cheshire Motorway
Hapsford—Preston Brook 8.0 NW
Bowdon—Wythenshawe 7.0 NW
M6 Catthorpe—Birmingham—Preston—Carlisle Motorway
Catthorpe—East of Ray Hall 36.3 M
North of Penrith—North of Carlisle 19.3 NW
M61 Manchester—Preston Motorway
A580—Horwich 9.2 NW
M62 Lancashire—Yorkshire Motorway
Whitefield—Co. Boundary 13.0 NW
Moss Moor—Outlane 7.8 NE
Outlane—Gildersome 12.3 NE
Gildersome—Lofthouse 5.8 NE
TOTAL 304.6
In the Firm Programme Miles RCU Region
M1 London—Yorkshire Motorway
North Circular Road—South of Fiveways Corner 2.0 E
Stirling Corner Link 0.9 E
Stourton—Leeds Extension 0.1
M11 London—Cambridge Motorway
Redbridge—Stump Cross 37.8 E
M23 London—Crawley Motorway
Northern Terminal Link 3.5 SE
Mitcham—Pease Pottage 27.7 SE
M25 South Orbital Motorway
Reigate—Godstone 6.4 SE
M27 South Coast Motorway
Windhover—Portsbridge 12.3 SE
M3 London—Basingstoke Motorway
Sunbury—Lightwater 12.6 SE
M4 London—South Wales Motorway
Reading/Wokingham Links 2.8 SE
M40 London—Oxford Motorway
Gerrards Cross By-Pass 7.2 E
Knaves Beech Interchange 0.8 E
Stokenchurch—Waterstock Cross Roads 9.5 E
In the Firm Programme Miles RCU Region
M5 Birmingham—Bristol—Exeter Motorway
Edithmead—Willand 34.7 SW
M54 Telford Motorway
Wellington By-Pass 5.8 M
M56 North Cheshire Motorway
Sharston By-Pass 3.3 NW
Bowdon—Preston Brook 11.6 NW
M62 Lancashire—Yorkshire Motorway
Queens Drive—Tarbock 3.5 NW
Tarbock—Worsley 20.1 NW
Lofthouse—Ferrybridge 11.3 NE
M621 Gildersome Street—Leeds Motorway 3.7 NE
M63 Sale Eastern and Northenden By-Pass 4.4 NW
A1(M) Lemsford—Welwyn 3.0 E
TOTAL 225.0
MINISTRY MOTORWAYS
In the Preparation Pool Miles RCU Region
M11 London—Cambridge Motorway
Cambridge Western By-Pass 13.8 E
M12 South Woodford—Brentwood Motorway 10.8 E
M15 Ringway 2
A406—A13 3.8 E
M18 Rotherham—Goole Motorway
Wadworth—Hatfield 11.1 NE
Thorne—East Cowick 4.7 NE
M20 Mid-Kent Motorway
Swanley—Wrotham 10.0 SE
M25 South Orbital Motorway
Egham—Reigate 22.1 SE
Godstone—Wrotham 18.2 SE
M27 South Coast Motorway
Cadnam—Windhover (including Nursling Link) 19.4 SE
M3 Compton—Popham 14.0 SE
M42 Birmingham—Nottingham Motorway 59.8 M
M5 Birmingham—Bristol—Exeter Motorway
Cullompton—Peamore 17.1 SW
M54 Telford Motorway
Telford—M6 18.0 M
M62 Lancashire—Yorkshire Motorway
Ferrybridge—Rawcliffe 13.4 NE
Rawcliffe—Balkholme 7.2 NE
M66 Bury Easterly By-Pass 8.5 NW
M69 Coventry—Leicester 16.1 M
TOTAL 268.0
TOTALS:
In use 634.6
Under construction 304.6
In Firm Programme 225.0
In Preparation Pool 268.0
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