HC Deb 22 May 1974 vol 874 cc178-80W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will arrange to publish pollution levels likely to be produced by the proposed Aire Valley motorway.

Mr. Carmichael

This is not practicable, since the degree of atmospheric pollution depends not only on the volumes and types of traffic but also on weather conditions and the local topography.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the anticipated level of usage of the proposed Aire Valley motorway and the A650 and A629 in its presence;

(2)if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the anticipated level of new traffic generated by the proposed Aire Valley motorway;

(3)if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the details of the anticipated impacts in terms of traffic and environmental implications of the link-up of the proposed Aire Valley motorway with the M62 via M606, the proposed Shipley-Kirkstall and Pudsey-Dishforth trunk roads.

Mr. Carmichael

Traffic predictions will be provided as necessary in the statement of case for the road at any local public inquiry.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make available (a) the anticipated motorway construction and maintenance costs, (b) the anticipated land acquisition and compensation costs, (c) the anticipated costs of rehousing displaced people and (d) the anticipated value of benefits to traffic on the M650, A650, A629, and other principal roads in Airedale in terms of reduction in travel time, and reduction

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in vehicle operating costs of the proposed Aire Valley motorway.

Mr. Carmichael

The present estimates of cost—at 1973 price levels—for the published route from Baildon to Snaygill are (a) construction about £30 million and maintenance about £3,000 per mile annually,(b) and (c) £5 million, including just under £1 million for rehousing displaced people. The information requested at (d) will be made available in the statement of case for the road at any local public inquiry, where it can be read in conjunction with other interpretative data.