§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the links on the national motorway and trunk road network where traffic in 1995 was at levels which resulted in regular congestion. [29553]
§ Mr. WattsThe parts of the trunk road and motorway network most subject to congestion due to heavy traffic flows in 1995 were in peri-urban areas, namely
- the M25 and the Ml, M3 and M4 approaches to London
- the M6 and M42 around the west midlands conurbation
- the M62/M63 around Manchester
- the M62 approaches to Leeds and Bradford
In some cases, congestion was aggravated by roadworks necessary for improvement and maintenance works.
It is worth noting, however, that most of the trunk network was not subject to regular congestion in 1995.