What Road Delegation Recommends
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TWO HUNDRED members of the .German Roads Delegation, out of the 224 who travelled to Germany, attended a luncheon given on Wednesday in honour of Dr. Fritz Todt, General Inspector of German Highways.
Col. D. C. McLagan, chairman, referred to the success of the Delegation. He mentioned that attempts had been made to belittle the effort and prejudge the report, but much good had been done, and, recently, nearly 20 organizations had written to the S.M.M. and T., stating that the British road system needed reorganization.
Dr. Todt said that all felt that they had made many good friends, whilst the reports in the British Press had been appreciated by the whole German nation.
Conclusions to the preliminary report adopted by Wednesday's conference state that it is clear that the construction of motorways would give considerable relief to road congestion. These should not be carried into towns.
The report recommends that the principle of a motorways system be adopted and a plan prepared forthwith for a national scheme of such highways. It believes that, in many cases, the cost of constructing motorways, would be less than that of improving and widening existing roads.
Power should be given to the Minister to enter the land to be acquired at an earlier date than is afforded by existing law. The construction of motorways should proceed concurrently with improvements on existing roads.
Fly-over junctions, improved signs and restriction on parking should be applied freely to all road construction and improvement. A system of dual carriageways is equally essential on ordinary main roads.