Economic Road S tudies are Urged
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ASERIES of comprehensive economic studies in towns, especially to evaluate the worth of roads in urban areas, was called for on Tuesday by Mr. A. C. Dune, vice-chairman of the British Road Federation and .director-general of the
A.A. The Federation was convinced that a really stringent investigation of public spending would reveal a serious unbalance of road investment, There was need, he said, to convince the Government and local authorities that better urban and inter-urban conditions would improve business and industrial competitiveness. So far, there had been no indication of the Minister of Transport's outlook towards widespread problems. Was he standing on the threshhold of the years of achievement or was the country doomed to suffer existence by thrombosis?
Speaking of Mr. Ernest Marples, Mr. Dune paid tribute to him as "one of the great Ministers of Transport ". Channel Tunnel Project: Mr. Tom Fraser, Minister of Transport, has issued the following statement: " Her Majesty's Government wish the arrangements now in hand between the British and French Governments in connection with the Channel Tunnel project to continue. . The geological survey of the Tunnel route should proceed as planned and discussions by British and French officials on the project as a whole, including the legal and financial problems, should continue." Europe Motorway 5: The " Belgium route" of the Europe Motorway 5 has been completed with the opening of the V.-mile stretch from Aachen to the Belgian border. The motorway will eventually rink London and Ankara.
Burton Bottleneck To Go: A major bottleneck on the Leeds-Exeter trunk road (A38) will be eliminated by the construction of the five-mile-long Burton-on-Trent by-pass, work on which is expected to start shortly and to be completed in two years. This is part of the comprehensive improvement of the route between the Midlands and Ml extension into Yorkshire. The Burton by-pass will cost more than ern.