Road Construction Programme

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asked the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards the completion of the strategic network of 3,500 miles of first-

	Amendments					Estimated start	On 4,500-mile Network
Scheme
A13	Lodge Lane Improvement	…	…	…	…	(f)
A41	Whitchurch Bypass	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A46	Newark Relief Road	…	…	…	…	(c)	^*
A52	Borowash Bypass Extension	…	…	…	…	(b)	^*
A590	Dalton in Furness Bypass	…	…	…	…	(c)	^*
Additions
M25	Enfield D Ring A111-A10	…	…	…	…	(a)	^*
M65	M6/M6I Whitebirk	…	…	…	…	(b)	^*
A10	Brandon Creek-Southery	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A27	Lewes to Beddingham	…	…	…	…	(c)	^*
A41	Whitchurch to M54	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A46	Coventry Bypass	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A47	Leicester to A1	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A49	Ross on Wye Bypass	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A419	Groundwell Corner	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A419	Latton Bypass	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A458	A5 to Welsh Border	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A606	Improvement at Tollerton	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
A5117/A550	Junction	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
	Lincoln Relief Road	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
	Leicester Western Bypass	…	…	…	…	(f)	^*
	A1(M) Eastwards to A66	…	…	…	…	(f)
	Ringway 3 M4-Uxbridge Road	…	…	…	…	(f)
	Ringway 3 MI-A4020	…	…	…	…	(f)
The possible start date of schemes depends on many factors, including engineering design, statutory procedures, and availability of resources. Any start dates given must, therefore, be taken as subject to change. They will he advanced wherever circumstances permit.
They are quoted in bands:
(a) 1977.
(b) 1978 and 1979.
(c) 1980–82.
(d) 1983–85.
(e) After 1985.
(f) No start date determined.
The schemes on roads included in the 4,500 mile strategic network are marked ^*.

Volume 927: debated on Wednesday 2 March 1977