§ 58. Mr. George Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated cost of building the M4 road from Tongwynlais to Capel Llanilterne; and how this compares with the estimated cost of the Llantrisant radial road.
§ Mr. Peter Thomas£5 million. The Llantrisant radial road would cost £6¾ million on the river route and nearly £7¾ million on the railway route.
§ 59. Mr. George Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the passenger car units per day that will use the M4 from Tong wynlais to Capel Llanilterne, and the Llantrisant radial road, respectively.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasThese flows will depend on the road network within Cardiff, but assuming only one of the routes is provided, the flows would be about 42,000 p.c.u. per 16-hour day on the Llantrisant radial road and something over 18,000 per day on the M4.