§ Sir R. Russellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the sections of trunk road A40 which are still single carriageway excluding the section for which motorway M40 is an alternative; and by what dates the remaining single carriageway sections will be dualled.
§ Mr. SpeedThe sections are:
- Oxford Northern by-pass to east of Shipton.
- East of Shipton to Andoversford.
- Andoversford to west of Cheltenham.
- Elmbridge to Gloucester Ring Road.
- Gloucester Ring Road to Over.
- A40/A48 Junction to the River Wye at Ross.
The A40 west of Oxford forms part of the strategic trunk road network and plans for its improvement throughout are in preparation or under study for completion by the early 1980s. The precise standards and timing of improvements will only be settled as preparation work proceeds.