§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total mileage of new motorways and other trunk roads opened in the northern, northwestern and Yorkshire and Humberside regions in each of the years since 1979; and what were the comparable figures for the other English regions.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information requested is set out below.
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Region 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Total 1 — 1 — — 4 — All Regions Motorways 41 42 21 20 53 18 57 Trunk roads 37 39 59 56 46 52 72 Total 78 82 80 76 99 70 129 Note:
The regions shown are those areas covered by the Department of Transport's nine regional offices.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport which outstanding trunk road schemes in the Northern, North Western and Yorkshire and Humberside regions may now be built as dual carriageways rather than single carriageways following the publication of the revised rules in standard TD20/85 on 28 April.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNo changes in the standard of trunk road schemes are proposed in the northern and Yorkshire and Humberside regions. In the north-west region, a section of the proposed Macclesfield relief road is to be upgraded from single to dual carriageway.