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asked the Minister of Transport why he has not yet given his consent nor sanctioned a loan to the borough of Cleethorpes to construct a new road from Bentley Street to the new housing estate, in view of the fact that the proposed road has the support of other Departments and the county council; and, since the question has been under his consideration since June, 1948, if he will give immediate authority for this work to be done.
I hope to approve this proposal when substantially greater resources can be devoted to road work, but in existing economic conditions I cannot give my consent.
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asked the Minister of Transport if he will give details of the English road reconstruction or widening begun or likely to begin during the next 12 months.
I am arranging to circulate in HANSARD particulars of major
| SCHEMES ESTIMATED TO COST £25,000 OR MORE | ||
| County | Description of Scheme | Estimated Cost |
| £ | ||
| Berkshire | Provision of roundabout on the London-Bath trunk road A.4 at its junction with A.321 at Twyford | 26,500 |
| Cheshire | Reconstruction of the railway bridge on the Winchester-Preston trunk road A.5011 at Lawton | 38,500 |
| Cheshire | Widening and diversion of the Winchester-Preston trunk road at Snapes Aqueduct near Lawton | 84,500 |
| Cornwall | *Widening and diversion of route B.3263 near Trewarmett | 28,600 |
| Durham | *Diversion at Winston Village A.67 | 61,894 |
| Durham | Diversion on the London-Edinburgh trunk road A.1 at Neville's Cross | 117,000 |
| Gloucestershire | Provision of a new bridge over the railway at Gossington on the, Exeter-Leeds trunk road A.38 | 26,000 |
| Lancashire | Widening of the Liverpool-Preston trunk road A.59 between Aintree Police Station and the junction with B.5194 | 126,000 |
| Northumberland | *Widening and improvement of B.6324, Stamfordham Road, Newcastle | 34,234 |
| Northumberland | *Widening and reconstruction of A.696, Ponteland Road, Newcastle | 59,394 |
| Warwickshire | *Reconstruction of Hill Street Bridge, Birmingham | 59,103 |
| Yorkshire (North Riding) | *Construction of new road known as Greystone Road, Lackenby | 49,500 |
| Yorkshire (North Riding). | *Widening and reconstruction of A.175, Southbank Road, Middlesbrough | 53,500 |
| Yorkshire (West Riding) | Widening of Mill Bridge, Doncaster on the London-Edinburgh trunk road A.1 | 120,000 |
| Schemes marked with an asterisk are on classified roads: the others are on trunk roads. | ||
| In addition there are 332 smaller schemes estimated to cost £1,074,000. | ||