§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of motorway there are in Wales, what percentage of them are surfaced by the new low-noise, no-spray tarmac and what plans he has for(a) all motorways (b) dual carriageways and (c) A roads to be so resurfaced. [41145]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThere are 78 miles of motorway in Wales, of which 7 per cent. is currently surfaced with the new porous material. Further lengths will be resurfaced where the cost can be justified.
The dual carriageway section of the A4042 Llantarnam bypass currently being constructed will also have the new surface. There are no further plans to use such a treatment elsewhere on trunk roads.