§ Mr. Colin ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of total traffic is formed by trunk road through traffic on the western side of the Hereford ring road south of the A49/A438 roundabout.
§ Mr. Colin ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current annual spending on maintenance of the trunk road in Hereford that is proposed to be de-trunked; whether he has been asked by Hereford and Worcester county council to undertake any repairs found necessary to the Greyfriars bridge before it is de-trunked; and whether it is his policy that any sum thus incurred will be included in the total cost to his Department of the Hereford bypass for economic evaluation purposes.
§ Mr. ChopeIt is not possible to identify separately details of current expenditure on maintenance for particular lengths of A49 and A465 within Hereford and Worcester proposed for detrunking. Discussions with the Hereford and Worcester county council on the need for repairs to Greyfriars bridge prior to proposed detrunking are yet to be held.
101WRepairs will be necessary to Greyfriars bridge at some stage and investigations are currently underway to assess the extent of works required. Such costs do not form part of the cost of the Hereford bypass.
§ Mr. Colin ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the additional distance between the A49 (north) and the A465 (south) using the proposed bypass as against using the present inner ring road.
§ Mr. Cohn ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of traffic on the proposed Hereford bypass between the A4103 and A438 and between the A438 and B4399 Holme Lecy road would be trunk road through traffic.
§ Mr. ChopeThe details are as follows:
Average annual daily flows projected 1986 1990 1995 2010 A49(N)—A49(S) 1,020 1,300–1,350 1,400–1,550 1,800–2,250 A49(N)—A465(S) 810 1,000–1,050 1,150–1,250 1,450–1,700 Separate estimates for the morning peak hour are not readily available.