§ Mr. Mulleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his plans to provide an extra lane in the heavily congested two-lane sections of the Ml and M4, respectively.
§ Mr. SpeedPlans for the widening of the two-lane section of Ml between Berrygrove, near Watford, and Break-spears, near Hemel Hempstead, to provide four lanes in each direction were announced in March last year. Subject to the satisfactory completion of the statutory and other necessary procedures, my right hon. Friend hopes to be able to authorise the scheme for start of work in the first part of 1974–75. There are no proposals to widen the elevated two-lane section of M4 between Brentford and Chiswick.