§ 38. Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce the result of the public inquiry into the route of the M25 motorway through New Haw, Surrey.
§ Mr. SpeedAs soon as possible but at this stage my right hon. and learned Friend cannot commit himself further.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) when he expects the remaining link of the M62 from Huddersfield, going east, to be completed;
(2) if he will make an official visit to the Huddersfield area to see the traffic congestion caused by the failure to complete the remaining mile of the M62 from Huddersfield going East.
§ Mr. SpeedI hope that the scheme will be completed within 6–8 months from now. Recent traffic counts on the roads affected in the Huddersfield area are being studied in order to arrive at the best temporary solution before the motorway is completed, and I also hope that the Outlane to Ainley Top Interchange section will be completed some time earlier than the remainder of the scheme. I do not consider that a personal visit would help.
§ Mr. David Stoddartasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in the interests of safety during fog, he intends to extend the lighting of the M4 westerly beyond Maidenhead.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsMy right hon. Friend announced detailed proposals for lighting fog-prone lengths of motorway on 21st June. There are no further plans, at present, for extending this programme.
§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a further list, showing the mileage in respect of each, of local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorways schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation, as at 31st October.
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§ Mr. SpeedI regret that the information I gave my hon. Friend on 6th November was incomplete.
Following is the complete list:
Local Authority Motorways in use Miles Stretford-Eccles By-pass M63 6.0 Stretford-Eccles Extension M62 0.8 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage I A58 (M). 0.7 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage II A58 (M). 0.8 Bristol Parkway Stage I M32 2.8 Blackfell/White Mare Pool A194(M) 3.8 Westway-London A40 (M) 2.7 West Cross Route Stage I—London M41. 0.6 Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach—London A102 (M). 2.6 Mancunian Way A57 (M) 1.4 Eccles By-pass M602 1.8 Middleton Link M68 1.2 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Stage I M57. 3.3 Broadway Extension A627 (M) 4.2 Aston Expressway A38 (M) 1.6 Bradford South Radial Motorway M606. 2.3 36.6
Under Construction Miles Ringway Airport Link 0.4 Relief Road (Stage I Berkshire Section) A329. 2.3 Bristol Parkway Stage II M32 0.9 East Cross Route Stage I—London A102 (M). 0.9 Leeds South East Urban Motorway Stage I Ml. 2.5 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage IIA A58 (M). 0.4 Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage III A58 (M). 0.7 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Stage III (Kirkby/Tarbock) M57. 6.5 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Motorway East A1. 1.2 Portsmouth City Council (M27) (Twyford Avenue Section) Motorway Scheme M27. 1.6 Ellesmere Port Motorway M53 5.2 22.6 173W
Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State East Cross Route Stage II—London A102 (M). 0.6 Relief Road (Stage II and III Berkshire Section) A329. 3.0 Relief Road (Reading CBC Section) A329. 0.7 4.3
Schemes made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation. Dover Radial Route A102 (M) 3.3 West Cross Route Stage 11 2.8 Leeds South-West Urban Motorway M621. 1.7 Eccles Boundary-Cross Lane Section (Salford) M602. 2.2 Portswood Link Road Southampton M272. 3.2 Newcastle Coast Road Extension (Jesmond Road-Stephenson Road). 1.3 14.5