HC Deb 19 December 1983 vol 51 c2W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for the years 1981, 1982, and 1983 the number of kilometres of (a) trunk motorways, (b) other trunk roads, (c) local authority motorways, (d) other principal roads and (e) other roads.

Mrs. Chalker

The most recent estimates for kilometre road lengths for Great Britain as at the 1 April of each year are as follows:

1981 1982 1983
(a) Trunk Motorways* 2,607 2,635 2,671
(b) Other Trunk Roads 12,571 12,323 12,293
(c) Local Authority Motorways* 104 98 104
(d) Other Principal Roads 34,412 34,493 34,752
(e) Other Roads 287,353 293,695 293,865
* Excluding slip-roads.