§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on the road works on the A40 between the Hoover factory and the Target roundabout; when the work will be finished; and what steps he is now taking to assist traffic flow in the area.
§ Mrs. ChalkerProgress on the two schemes in question is well up to schedule. The canal bridge reconstruction should be finished next summer and the Perivale Lane underpass by mid-1984.
Traffic flows on the trunk road have been improved at Perivale by the introduction of an additional lane and revised signal timings. "Yellow box" markings will soon be applied to help local traffic.
At both Perivale and the canal bridge at least two lanes of the A40 are made available in both directions during peak periods.
The Department has the close co-operation of the Metropolitan Police and the London borough of Ealing in controlling the traffic.