HC Deb 22 November 1973 vol 864 cc517-8W
Sir G. de Freitas

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress of improvements to the A6 road in Northampton-shire with particular reference to the safety of pedestrians.

Mr. Speed

Work is due to start during 1974 on six schemes on the A6 in Northamptonshire which will directly benefit pedestrians.

  1. 1. Provision of footway at Bedford Road (South), Rushden.
  2. 2. Provision of traffic signals at junction of A6 with Washbrook Road (B569) and Hayway Rushden.
  3. 3. Improvement at junction with A45 at Toll-bar, Rushden.
  4. 4. Improvement of narrow bend at High Street, Rushden, between Griffiths Street and Wymington Road.
  5. 5. Elimination of railway bridge and provision of footway at Burton Latimer.
  6. 6. Buckwell Street Diversion Desborough.

Major schemes in prospect are:

  1. (i) Southern relief road and Isle Bridge Diversion, Kettering.
  2. (ii) Rushden relief road.
These are in preparation but not yet in the firm roads programme. Both will indirectly benefit pedestrians by removing traffic from urban areas.

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