Bypasses (Hansard, 16 July 1982)

§ Mrs. Chalker

The 1980 White Paper (Cmnd. 7908) recorded the withdrawal of one specific bypass—for Ilkley on the A65 following local opposition to the proposal. None have been withdrawn since. The White Paper also announced the temporary suspension of design work on the specific bypasses listed as follows in order to concentrate resources on a realistic programme of more urgent schemes. Work has already resumed on those marked with an asterisk and I hope to resume work on more later this year.

The 1981 White Paper (Cmnd. 8496) announced the suspension of a further two specific bypasses—also listed below—where there is no prospect at present of finding a route acceptable to local opinion which also makes sense in terms of cost and traffic benefit.

Specific bypasses on which design work was temporarily suspended in the 1980 White Paper

A3—Milford bypass
^* A4/A46—Batheaston/Swainswick bypass
A4—Salford bypass,.
A5—Nescliffe bypass
A6—Barton bypass
A6—Great Glen bypass
^* A6—Chapel en le Frith bypass
^* A6—Stockport N/S bypass
A16—Louth bypass
A35—Winterbourne Abbas bypass
A35—Charmouth bypass
A35—Chideock/Morecombe lake bypass
A35—Tolpuddle-Puddletown bypass
^* A35—Axminster bypass
A35—Wilmington bypass
A39—Camelford bypass
A41—Whitchurch bypass
A43—Silverstone bypass
^* A43—Blisworth bypass
A46—Leicester Western bypass
A59—Preston Southern bypass
A65—Addingham bypass
A259—Rye bypass
A259—Bexhill and Hastings bypass
A259—New Romney, Dymchurch and St. Mary's Bay and Hythe bypass
A303—Winterboume Stoke bypass
A303—Chicklade bypass
A417—Stratton bypass
A419—Latton bypass
A449—Stourbridge bypass
A449—Wolverhampton Western bypass
A516—Etwall bypass
A570—Scarisbrook and Pinfold bypass
A590—Dalton in Furness bypass

Specific bypasses on which design work was temporarily suspended in the 1981 White Paper

A69—Haltwhistle bypass
A69—Haydon Bridge bypass