Mr. Ieuan WynJones asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of trunk roads there are in each of the counties of Wales; what proportions of those roads are dual carriageway; and of those what proportion is of urban motorway standard.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is as follows:
County Trunk road mileage (including motorway) Percentage of trunk roads and motorways that is dual carriageway Percentage of dual carriageway that is motorway Clwyd 125.7 n/a n/a Dyfed 238.0 7.6 17.0 Gwent 108.0 58.3 39.2 Gwynedd 208.8 4.9 0.0 Mid Glamorgan 55.6 65.9 45.6 Powys 263.8 1.5 0.0 South Glamorgan 17.2 100.0 74.7 West Glamorgan 39.5 68.5 61.3 n/a Not yet available. The above figures are as at I April 1987 and are provisional.
Urban motorways are not identified separately.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the total road length in Wales is (a) trunk road, (b) dual carriageway and (c) urban motorway standard.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsProvisional figures as at 1 April 1987 show that of the total road length in Wales(a)5.2 per cent. was trunk road (including motorway), (b)0.9 per cent. was dual carriageway (excluding Clwyd for whom no figures are available), and (c)0.4 per cent. was motorway.
No data are available for lengths of roads of urban motorway standard.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what plans he has for the improvement of the A5 road from the Welsh border to Holyhead; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what plans he has for the improvement of road links between north and south Wales between (a)Bangor and Carmarthen and (b)Wrexham and Cardiff; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts"Roads in Wales 1985" contains details of planned improvements to these routes. In drawing up the road programme for the 1990s consideration is being given to further schemes to be added to the programme.
Mr. Ieuan WynJones asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for further improvements to the A55 Chester to Bangor road; what is the projected expenditure on each of the stages of improvement; and when he expects them to be completed.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThree schemes (the Conwy crossing; Penmaenbach-Dwygyfylchi; Penmaenmawr bypass) are at present under construction at a total estimated cost of £230 million. The following schemes are in preparation:
Estimated Gross cost at November 1986 prices £ million 1. Northop Bypass 11.328 2. Llanfairfechan Bypass 18.936 3. Traveller's Inn Improvement 3.789 4. Pen-y-Clip tunnels 28.174 5. Rhuallt Hill Improvement 8.312 6. Aber Improvement 7.850 The upgrading of the A55 is expected to be complete around the turn of the decade.
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§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of his Department on roads in Wales at outturn and current prices in each year since 1977–78; and what is the projected expenditure for 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsDetails of expenditure since 1977–78 are as follows:
£000's Year Outturn Expenditure on Trunk Roads and Motorways Expenditure on Trunk Roads and Motorways at 1986–87 Prices1 1977–78 52,964 113,969 1978–79 61,351 119,284 1979–80 73,747 122,695 1980–81 92,251 129,391 1981–82 107,815 137,702 1982–83 118,707 141,362 1983–84 148,310 169,075 1984–85 104,913 114,684 1985–86 101,630 104,687 1986–87 114,461 114,461 1The figures at 1986–87 prices have been calculated by the application of the GDP Deflator at market prices. Provision for trunk roads and motorways for 1987–88 is £124 million. It is currently estimated that in each of the years 1988–89 and 1989–90 expenditure will be in the region of £140 million. No firm decisions have however yet been taken on the apportionment of the Welsh block expenditure to individual services for the years beyond 1987–88. Planned provision for 1990–91 will be announced in the 1988 Public Expenditure White Paper.