§ Mr. Prescott asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many accesses there are on each of the motorways; and what is the total number.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke:The information is as follows:
Trunk Road Motorways in England Motorway Number of
Accesses
M1 (including M10 and M45 spurs) 39 M2 7 M3 7 M4 (including Airport spur) 21 M5 29 M6 40 M 11 11 M18 2 M20 11 M23 (including Airport link) 4 M25 14 M26 1 M27 12 M40 8 M42 4 M50 4 M53 (includes former M531) 11 M54 3 M55 3 M56 (including links) 13 M58 4 M61 6 M62 29 M63 9 M66 4 M67 3 M69 4 M180 (including M181 spur) 5 M621 3 Al(M) 28 A3(M) 4 A41(M) 3 346 431W
Local Authority Motorways in England M1 5 M32 3 M41 1 M57 5 M66 5 M275 2 M602 1 M606 1 M621 3 A38(M) 2 A40(M) 3 A57(M) 5 A58(M) and A64(M) 4 A102(M) East Cross Route Stages 1 and 2 3 A102(M) Blackwall Tunnel southern approach 3 A329(M) 3 A627(M) 3 A6127(M) 4
Motorway Number of
Accesses
56
Trunk Road and Local Motorways in Scotland M8 30 M9 11 M73 2 M74 6 M80 2 M90 12 M876 2 65
Trunk Road Motorways in Wales M4 26 Motorways in Northern Ireland M1 11 M2 9 M12 1 M22 1 22 The total number in the United Kingdom is 515. Mr. Prescott asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of motorways there are in the United Kingdom; and what is the total mileage expected by 1985.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke:There are 1,719 miles now. The total by the end of 1985 will depend on the progress made on new construction, but I would expect it to exceed 1,900 miles.
Mr. Prescott asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he has estimated the number of toll stations that would be required to enforce a toll regime on the M1; and what would be the estimated building costs, operating costs and possible minimum toll cost;
(2) what studies and estimates have been made of the installation costs of toll systems on the motorways.
§ Mr. David Howell:I am considering possible methods of raising extra resources for road construction, but these do not at present include imposing tolls on existing motorways. I have not, therefore, estimated the installation or collection costs of a tolls system on the M1 and my Department has made no recent studies of the installation of toll systems on motorways.