HC Deb 08 July 1986 vol 101 cc119-20W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for improving the A595/A596 coast road in Cumbria.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

There are six schemes, valued at some £21 million in the national trunk road programme. They are:

Under construction

  • A595/A596 Thursby bypass

In preparation

  • A596 Wigton bypass

Miles of new road constructed
Region 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
South East
Motorways 14 15 12 11 9 7 24
Trunk roads 7 14 15 4 4 4 7
Total 21 29 27 15 13 11 31
South West
Motorways
Trunk roads 3 4 1 3 18 9
Total 3 4 1 3 18 9
West Midlands
Motorways 5 5 17 1 15
Trunk roads 5 5 5 10
Total 10 22 6 25
North West
Motorways 8 9 7 6 2 8
Trunk roads 5 7 6 3 1 3
Total 5 8 16 13 9 3 11
Northern
Motorways
Trunk roads 3 8 14 2 10
Total 3 8 14 2 10
Yorkshire and Humberside
Motorways 9
Trunk roads 3 1 6 6 14 5 6
Total 12 1 6 6 14 5 6
East Midlands
Motorways
Trunk roads 2 1 2 4 2 3 13
Total 2 1 2 4 2 3 13
Eastern
Motorways 18 14 2 21 8 10
Trunk roads 16 19 21 27 1 10 14
Total 34 33 21 29 22 18 24
Greater London
Motorways
Trunk roads 1 1 4

  • A596/A66 Workington bypasses
  • A595 Howgate-Hayes Castle Improvement
  • A595 Hensingham bypass
  • A595 Egremont bypass

In addition, the Department continually monitors conditions on these trunk roads and introduces smaller improvements when justified on safety and economic grounds. As part of this monitoring we are currently investigating the A595 between Ironbridge and Yeorton Brow, south of Egremont.