§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average volume of daily traffic using the A1 between Scotch Corner and Newcastle over the past decade; and when work to convert the A1 to a three-way carriageway will commence.
§ Mr. ChopeThe annual average daily traffic figures show:
1981 1990 Scotch Corner 16,350 28,900 Chester-le-Street 26,000 39,800 Tyne and Wear 40,800 64,400 The Tyne and Wear section of the A1(M) is currently three-lane carriageway. A study of the route from Scotch Corner to Tyneside was announced in "Roads for Prosperity". Consultants are yet to be appointed.