§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales, in view of the request by the Central Electricity Generating Board for the strengthening of bridges on the A487 trunk road in the vicinity of Penygroes and Llanllyfni, if he will consider accelerating the timetable for developing the bypass for these two villages along the disused Bangor to Afonwen railway track.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThese bridges are adequate to serve the needs of trunk road traffic generally. Should additional bridgeworks be required to enable the Central Electricity Generating Board to carry abnormal loads along this length818W of A487, this is likely to be an immediate need which would be paid for by the board. It could not be dealt with by accelerating the current route study announced in "Roads in Wales 1978" and the development of any consequent proposal for a bypass of Penygroes and Llanllyfni, which must be some time ahead.