B.R.F. Pressing Six Road Schemes
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THE British Road Federation have specified six road schemes demanding immediate action by the Ministry of Transport. "As time passes, the cost of completing the schemes will rise, and the chance of moving goods more cheaply and more swiftly will be put off at the expense of our industrial effort," the B.R.F. stated last week.
The schemes consist of a connection between Cromwell Road, in West London, and the Great West Road; the Ashford (Kent) by-pass; the SloughMaidenhead by-pass; three miles of the Great Cambridge Road from the North Circular Road to Carterhatch Lane, Enfield; Alconbury Hill on the Great North Road; and a Dartford-Purfleet tunnel. • The B.R.E. contend that more than £4m. of public money is "locked up" in scores Of partly finished road and bridge schemes throughout the country.
70 MINUTES' LATE ON 3,300 YD.
THE example of a Maidstone bus which was an hour and 10 minutes late on a return journey of 3,300 yd. was recently cited by Maidstone Town Council in their attempt to call the attention of the Minister of Transport to the urgent
need for a• by-pass. On a recent market day, they said, despite the efforts of 17 policemen on traffic duty in the town centre, the movement of traffic was almost paralysed.
6 FT. 6 IN. MAXIMUM WIDTH ?
CONCERNED that a proposed ban
on the operation of buses over 6 ft. 6 in. wide on certain Lakeland roads might result in curtailed services, the Cumberland and 'North Westmorland Farmers' Union have decided to appeal to the Northern Licensing Authority if there is any threat by operators -to reduce facilities.
ANSWER TO CRITICS ANSWER TO CRITICS
ANSWERING critics of the transport department's new bus fares, Ald. M. Lyonette, chairman of Darlington Transport Committee, said recently that out of 91 undertakings, Darlington was sixth on the list for low running costs.