HC Deb 06 June 1978 vol 951 cc78-9W
Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorways in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction and those motorways or lengths of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st March 1978.

Mr. Barry Jones

The information is as follows:

Mileage
In preparation
Baglan to Lonlas 5.9
Firmly programmed
Bridgend northern bypass (Advance works are now in hand) 8.3
Under construction
Castleton to Coryton 7.5
In use
Newhouse to Tredegar Park 18.6
Tredegar Park to St. Mellons 5.0
Coryton to Miskin 5.2
Miskin to Pencoed 7.0
Pyle bypass 5.3
Port Talbot bypass 4.4
Morriston bypass 4.0
Pontardulais bypass 8.4
57.9

Slight differences between these and previously published figures are due to remeasurement.

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the mileage of all-purpose dual carriageways in use in Wales on trunk roads on 31st March 1978.

Mr. Barry Jones

88.5 miles.

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the estimated cost of each, those trunk road schemes, costing over £250,000 which were added to the forward road programme during the six months ended 31st March 1978.

Mr. Barry Jones

The information is as follows:

Scheme Estimated cost (£m)
A465—Heads of the Valleys Road, Reconstruction between Gilwern and Aberbaiden 0.300
A487—Reconstruction of of Rhydybeillan bridge, south of Llanarth 0.276