§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now reverse his decision not to extend the M2 from Brenley Corner to Dover in view of the inadequacy of the existing A2 and in the light of the recent decision of the Transport Ministers of the European Economic Community to increase the permitted weight of lorries up to 40 tons.
§ Mr. Graham PageNo. Our existing proposals should prove adequate to meet expected traffic needs. The A2 between Brenley Corner and Dover will be improved to modern dual-carriageway standards by the mid-1970s.
512WFollowing a traffic study, a report is being prepared on a line for a possible Canterbury bypass. Stages III and IV of the Canterbury inner relief road are in preparation.
In Dover, work is continuing on the York Street diversion, a scheme to provide a bypass of the central shopping area. It is hoped that the scheme will be completed by the end of the year. A scheme for an eastern bypass of Dover is in the trunk road preparation pool. The scheme is designed to relieve the town of vehicles travelling to and from the Eastern Docks.