HC Deb 07 March 1991 vol 187 cc251-2W
Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date he expects the Al-MI link road to be completed, and what type of road he considers to be appropriate in this case.

Mr. Chope

I understand that the hon. Member is referring to the A635 Dearne towns link road proposed by Barnsley metropolitan borough council. I have recently made resources available which will enable the council to begin construction of one phase of this scheme in September 1991. The council hopes to complete the scheme by 1996 and progress would depend on the whole scheme being accepted for transport supplementary grant. The council has proposed that the road should be a 7–3 m single carriageway with local widenings at junctions and crawler lanes.