Road plea
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FREIGHT TONNAGE at Gatwic could increase from 111,00 tonnes to 480,000 tonnes b 1991 if a second terminal at th airport is approved, said Lor Glenarthur, when he pleaded fc better roads to the airport.
Speaking in the House c Lords he said it was an essenti part of airport planning in th south-east of England that roa access to Gatwick be kept in lin with what already existed fc Heathrow and was planned fc Stansted.
For the Government, the Ea of Avon replied that the Goverr ment was expecting that Britis Rail would be able to help t cope with a great deal of the Ga wick traffic.
Lord Gisborough wondere what long-term plans were prr posed for the improvement r the road access from London 1 Gatwick following the cancelli tion of the M23 extension 1 inner London.
Lord Avon recalled that ttTransport Secretary had decide that the route between the Nirdand inner London could best improved by improvemeni along the existing line of if A23.
Construction work was i hand on the A23 to enable traff to flow more freely at PurIE Cross and further improvemen were planned there. North Purley Cross the roads were 0 responsiblity of the Greater Loi don Council.
Lord Gisborough said the an wer gave some hope, an pointed out that Surrey and Ea Sussex county councils, number of boroughs, the Aut mobile Association and Roy Automobile Club and RAC ai road hauliers all supported 0 improvement.