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Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorways in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction and those motorways or lengths of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st March 1978.
Mr. Barry Jones
The information is as follows:
| Mileage | |
| In preparation | |
| Baglan to Lonlas | 5·9 |
| Firmly programmed | |
| Bridgend northern bypass (Advance works are now in hand) | 8·3 |
| Under construction | |
| Castleton to Coryton | 7·5 |
| In use | |
| Newhouse to Tredegar Park | 18·6 |
| Tredegar Park to St· Mellons | 5·0 |
| Coryton to Miskin | 5·2 |
| Miskin to Pencoed | 7·0 |
| Pyle bypass | 5·3 |
| Port Talbot bypass | 4·4 |
| Morriston bypass | 4·0 |
| Pontardulais bypass | 8·4 |
| 57·9 |
Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the mileage of all-purpose dual carriageways in use in Wales on trunk roads on 31st March 1978.
Mr. Barry Jones
88·5 miles.
Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the estimated cost of each, those trunk road schemes, costing over £250,000 which were added to the forward road programme during the six months ended 31st March 1978.
Mr. Barry Jones
The information is as follows:
| Scheme | Estimated cost (£m) |
| A465—Heads of the Valleys Road, Reconstruction between Gilwern and Aberbaiden | 0·300 |
| A487—Reconstruction of of Rhydybeillan bridge, south of Llanarth | 0·276 |