HC Deb 05 November 1975 vol 899 cc205-6W
36. Mr. Arthur Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements exist for ensuring that as new principal highway routes are brought into operation they become recommended routes, particularly in those cases where their use would help to keep heavy lorry traffic out of the built up areas of towns and in those cases where no excessive additional mileage is involved.

Dr. Gilbert

Principal roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities, and it is for them to ensure that new routes are signposted to the best effect.