§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the schemes for road improvement in Cardiganshire of £50,000 cost upwards for which he is responsible or which needed his consent which are to be completed within the next five years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe following road schemes in Cardiganshire, each estimated to cost over £50,000, are included in my road programme for trunk road and principal road schemes:
FIRM PROGRAMME (TRUNK ROAD SCHEMES)
- A44 Improvement at Bwlch, Nant-yr-Arian.
- A44 Milestone 15-Milestone 16.
- A44 Llanbadarn Road.
- A44 Diversion at Llanbadarn Fawr.
- A487 Improvement at Rhydfelin Hill.
- A487 Improvement at Maesnewydd.
- A487 Trenewydd Fawr, Aberaeron-Church Road Junction, Aberarth.
- A487 Llanarth Bridge.
- A487 Bridge at Melin-y-Garreg.
260 - A487 Llanarth-Llyncelyn X Roads, Stage 1.
- A487 Llanrhystud-Blaenpwyf at MS 6.
- A487 Ffynnon Diewi Diversion.
- A487 Mill Street and Penglais Road, Aberystwyth.
PREPARATION POOL (TRUNK ROAD SCHEMES)
- A487 Cardigan Bypass.
- A44 Eastern Approaches to Aberystwyth.
- A487 Furnace Bridge-Eglwysfach.
FIRM PROGRAMME (PRINCIPAL ROAD SCHEMES)
- A4120 Penybont Bridge.
- A485 Cwm-yr-Olchfa-Bronant.
- A482 Pont-y-Creuddyn to Falcondale.
- A482 Ciliau Aeron-Tan-yr-Alit.
- A485 Glan Gors-Conhead.
As many as possible of these schemes will be completed within the next five years, but I cannot give a precise forcast.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much per head of population was spent in Cardiganshire and Merionethshire in the last financial year on classified roads.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasInformation provided by local authorities of expenditure on non-principal roads is no longer subdivided between classified and unclassified roads.
The expenditure per head of population on principal roads in Cardiganshire and Merioneth for the financial year 1972–73 was as follows:
County Per Head of Population Cardiganshire £5.93 Merioneth £16.17
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what plans are in hand to improve trunk road communications from Newport to the Eastern Valley of Monmouthshire; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what plans are in hand to improve trunk road communications from Newport to the Western Valley of Monmouthshire; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what plans are in hand to improve trunk road communications from Newport to the Sirhowy Valley of Monmouthshire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasTwo major improvement schemes to the A4042, which links Newport to the Eastern Valley of Monmouthshire, are in my trunk road preparation pool. They are the Pontypool Western Bypass and the Llantarnam Bypass. The Sirhowy Valley and the Western Valley of Monmouthshire are linked to Newport by principal roads, which are the responsibility of the local highway authority.