HC Deb 24 May 1989 vol 153 c555W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what date the Felinheli bypass on the A48 was first put into the Welsh Office roads preparation pool; when the first draft bypass plan was put out for public consultation; when the most recent plan was put out to public consultation; whether his most recently favoured route has now been confirmed in detail; what is the latest target date for commencing that work; and when is it planned that the bypass will open.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The Felinheli bypass was first put into the Welsh Office preparation pool in 1971. A feasibility study into various routes for a bypass was carried out in 1971 and the selected route was protected for planning control purposes in December 1972. There has been no public consultation but an exhibition of the revised protected route was held in December 1985. Draft orders were published in November-December 1987 and, as a result of objections received, a public inquiry was held in May 1988. The inspector's report has been received and is under consideration. The scheme is programmed to start in the medium term, ie April 1991-March 1994 as shown in the recently published edition of "Roads in Wales", and will take two years to construct.