asked the Minister of Transport if he will announce the further extension of the classified road programme to 1969–70.
My provisional list of schemes costing over £100,000 each for 1969–70 outside London and the conurbations is set out below. These, together with one or two other schemes still under consideration, are estimated
| CLASSIFIED ROAD PROGRAMME, 1969–70 | ||
| SCHEMES ESTIMATED TO COST OVER £100,000 | ||
| Highway Authority | Description Scheme | Estimated Cost (Grant Element) |
| £ | ||
| South Eastern Division | ||
| Portsmouth C.B.C | Class I Potential Inner Ring Road—Southern Section, Commercial Road (A.3) to Victoria Avenue. | 800,000 (600,000) |
| Surrey C.C | Class II—Smithambottom-Burgh Heath-Betchworth Road (B.2032), Pebblehill-Pass between South Orbital Road and Maidstone-Guildford Road (A.25). | 600,000 (360,000) |
| Kent C.C | Class I—Maidstone-Chatham Road (A.229) between M.2. and A.20 (M). | 1,000,000 (750,000) |
| East Sussex C.C | A.21—Flimwell Diversion | 550,000 (412,500) |
| Surrey C.C | Class I—Guildford, Farnham-Alton Road (A.31), Dual carriageways from junction with B.3009 at Tongham to Puttenham Cross Roads (B.3000). | 480,000 (360,000) |
| Surrey C.C | Class I—London-Eastbourne Road (A.22), Godstone By-pass between South Orbital Road and the Maidstone-Guildford Road (A.25) to Godstone. | 420,000(315,000) |
| West Sussex C.C. (Worthing B.C.). | Class I—London-Worthing Road (A.24), Reconstruction of Broadwater Bridge and Approaches, Worthing. | 300,000 (225,000) |
| South Western Division | ||
| Devon C.C | A.379—Teignmouth Central Area, new road, Potential Class 1, £132,000, Potential Class III, £17,000. | 149,000 (107,000) |
| Somerset C.C. (Yeovil T.C.) | A.37—Kingston-Yeovil Through Route, Part II, Red Lion Inn-Fiveways. | 150,000 (112,500) |
| Dorset C.C. (Poole T.C.) | Potential Class I—Overbridge at level crossing, Poole Old Town, Stage I. | 550,000 (412,500) |
| Plymouth C.B.C | A.388—North Cross Roundabout. Stage I | 650,000 (487,500) |
| Somerset C.C. (Weston-super-Mare T.C). | A.371—Locking Moor Road-Windwhistle Road | 250,000 (187,500) |
| South Midland Division | ||
| Salisbury City/Wilts | City Relief Road—Stage II, Weeping Cross (A.30) to Castle Road (A.345). | 380,000 (285,000) |
| Bucks CC | A.412—Dualling from Five points, Iver Heath to Denham Roundabout. | 474,000 (355,500) |
to cost about £36 million, towards which the Government expect to contribute approximately £28 million.
As in previous years, I am asking the highway authorities concerned to confirm that they are ready to start work on the schemes in the year indicated and also that the estimated cost and other details already notified to me still hold good.
Inclusion of schemes in this list is without prejudice to the outcome of any necessary planning and land acquisition procedures, or to the acceptance, in some cases, of the potential classification indicated.
Classified road schemes costing under £100,000 each and those within London and the conurbations are programmed separately but it is expected that, overall, approximately £150 million worth of new classified road schemes will go ahead in 1969–70, towards which the Government plan to contribute some £108 million in grants.
Highway Authority
| Description of Scheme
| Estimated Cost (Grant Element) £
|
| Bristol C.B.C. | Inner Circuit Road—Stage V, Colstone Avenue to Horsefair. | 574,000 (430,500) |
| Gloucestershire C.C. | Avonmouth-Aust Coast Road (B.4055) | 387,000 (232,200) |
| Gloucester C.B.C | Inner Relief Road—Part II, St. Oswald Road to Bruton Way. | 300,000 (150,000) |
| Berkshire C.C | Wokingham Road (A.329)—Dualling | 500,000(375,000) Provisional |
| Berks C.C | A.420—Cumnor and Botley By-Pass | 750,000 (550,000) |
| Bristol C.B.C. and Gloucester C.C. | Parkway—Stage I, Hambrook Spur (M.4) to Muller Road. | 3,100,000 (2,325,000) |
West Midland Division
| ||
| Warwickshire C.C | A.444—North of Bedworth By-Pass to Coton Arches, Nuneaton. | 431,000 (323,250) |
| Shrewsbury B.C | Potential Class II—Meole Island to the Column | 513,000 (308,000) |
| Worcestershire C.C | A.435—Station Road, Wythall to south of Gorcott Hill | 1,300,000 (975,000) |
| Warwickshire C.C | A.452—Kenilworth Western By-pass to Morlands Bridge (section between north of Balsall Common and Morlands Bridge). | 433,000 (325,000) |
North Western Division
| ||
| Blackburn C.B.C | Potential Class I—Internal Relief Road, Stage I | 1,000,000 (750,000) Provisional |
| Ellesmere Port T.C | Potential Class I—Rossmore Road to Oil Sites Road, Ellesmere Port, proposed new road. | 1,200,000 (900,000) |
| Lancashire C.C. and Bolton C.B.C. | Potential Class I—New link road from A.673 west of Bolton to M.61. | 865,000 (649,000) |
| Warrington C.B.C | A.49—Bridge Foot Flyover | 450,000 (338,000) |
| Cheshire C.C | Potential Class I—Nantwich town enctre, Redevelopment, Stage I, of By-pass to town centre. | 160,000 (120,000) Provisional |
| Lancashire C.C | A.674—New link road from A.674 to M.61 | 400,000 (300,000) |
| Chester C.B.C | A.56—Brook Street Improvement from Inner Ring Road (proposed north-east section) to Brook Street Bridge near Black Diamond Street. | 250,000 (188,000) |
Northern Division
| ||
| Middlesbrough C.B.C. | Northern Route and Tees Newport Bridge—Potential, Class I. | 1,142,000 (857,000) |
| Durham C.C. | Durham City Through Road—Stage II, Elvet Bridge | 180,000 (135,000) |
| Carlisle C.B.C | Civic Centre—Caldew Bridge A.595 | 300,000 (225,000) |
| Middlesbrough C.B.C. | Class I—Marton Road, Improvement | 344,000 (258,000) |
| Durham C.C. | Durham City Through Road—Stage III, A. 177 | 319,000 (239,000) |
| Durham C.C. (Washington New Town). | A. 182—Shipley Row Improvement | 300,000 (225,000) |
| Durham C.C. (Washington New Town). | B.1289—Hylton-Washington reconstruction | 250,000 (150,000) |
York and Humberside Division
| ||
| Kingston-upon-Hull C.B.C | Potential Class I (part) and Class II (part)—Extension of Ferensway and Hessle Road to Myton Place and improvement of Hessle Road from Bean Street to Porter Street. | 950,000 (712,500) Provisional |
| Sheffield C.B.C | Potential Class I—Widening of Eyre Street from Furnival Street to St. Mary's Road. | 200,000 (150,000) |
| Sheffield C.B.C | A.61—Improvement at Wadsley Bridge | 265,000 (199,000) |
| Rotherham C.B.C | Potential Class I—Inner By-pass-Section 2 | 680,000 (510,000) |
| YorkCB.C | A.19—Gillygate Improvement | 165,000 (123,000) |
Highway Authority
| Description of Scheme
| Estimated Cost (Grant Element)£
|
| Doncaster C.B.C. | Potential Class I—Eastern Inner By-pass, Stage I | 560,000 (420,000) |
| East Riding C.C. | A.1035—Hull Bridge Tickton Diversion | 250,000 (187,500) |
| Lindsey C.C. | A.161—Crowle Over Bridge | 317,000 (238,000) |
East Midland Division
| ||
| Nottingham C.B.C. | Eastern Sector, Inner Ring Bridge, Phase II | 3,550,000 (2,663,000) |
| Leicestershire C.C. | A—50 Dualling between Glenfield and City Boundary | 210,000 (158,000) |
| Lincoln C.B.C. | Inner Ring Road—Stage II | 430,000 (322,000) |
| Northampton C.B.C. | A.5123, A.50 and B.567—Improvement at Plough Hotel Junction. | 300,000 (225,000) |
| Notts. C.C. and Mansfie B.C. (claiming authority). | Inner Ring Road (Nottingham Road to Leeming Street) (A.60). | 220,000(165,000) Provisional |
Eastern Division
| ||
| Hertfordshire C.C. | Class—I Watford Central Area, Phase III | 2,600,000 (1,950,000) |
| Essex C.C | Class I—Chelmsford Inner Relief Road (Stage 2(b)) | 306,000 (229,000) |
| Cambridgeshire C.C. | A.130—Sawston By-pass (single 2Lcarriageway only) | 180,000 (135,000) |
| Gt. Yarmouth C.B.C. | A.47—Fullers Hill and Bure Bridge | 187,000 (140,000) |
| Hertfordshire C.C. | A.1010—Waltham Cross Link Road | 524,000 (393,000) |
| Norwich C.B.C. | A.47—Foundry Bridge Junction | 340,000 (255,000) |
| Essex C.C | Class II—Inner Ring Road, Colchester-southern leg from Lexden Road to Osborne Street. | 1,120,000 (672,000) |
| Hertfordshire C.C. | A.412—Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth. Widening | 236,000 (177,000) |
| Essex C.C. (Borough of Colchester). | A. 133—Greenstead Roundabout to Clengoe Hill | 520,000 (390,000) |