Medway Motorway Announced
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THE line of the proposed motorway to by-pass the Medway towns, was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Transport. It will leave the A2 road near Strood and skirt Rochester, Chatham and other towns en route to Faversham, rejoining th at Brenley Corner, east of Faversham.
Two level junctions will be constructed where the new road crosses existing main roads. Other crossing roads will be carried either over or under the motorway. The scheme has been given high priority.
BARRISTER SUPPORTS OPERATOR
AWELL-KNOWN barrister on the North-Eastern Circuit, Mr. G. N. Smailes, gave evidence in support of an application before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, last week. Mr. J. H. Robertshaw, Myddleton, near Ilkley, was seeking a licence for a horsebox to take horses t,o shows and gymkhanas within a radius of •100 miles, and to national shows.
Mr. Smailes said his daughter was a member of Ilkley Pony Club. Many people were finding transport for their horses a problem, because cattle hauliers Were not interested in the work and, if they agreed to do it, their charges were excessive.
Granting the application, Maj. F. S. Eastwood said he was a member of the British Horse Society and knew the difficulties which were encountered.
NEW CHANNEL FERRY
A NEW cross-channel vehicle ferry boat, the Compiegne, will be put into service on May 30 next year, on the combined service operated by British and French Railways. It will increase by more than half the number of vehicle spaces available daily during the summer. It is unlikely that the vessel will be available for the carriage of goods vehicles, as Customs arrangements at the ports are not designed to deal with them.
STREET LIGHTING NOT ADVANCING WELL
A DVANCES in street lighting were not 1-14 being made fast enough, and it was questionable whether progress was ton the right lines, said Mr. W. Robinson, of the Electrical Developthent Association, in Dundee last Friday, when he addressed the Scottish section of the Association of Public Lighting Engineers.
Councils were spending less than 3 per cent. of rates income on lighting, and in the lirst eight months of this year, accidents to pedestrians at night had risen.
MOBIL FUELS FROM NEW DEPOT NAOBIL fuel oils are to be distributed IVJ throtighout six Midland counties by Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co., Ltd., who have opened a £40,000 depot at Bedworth and a sales office at Beaufort House, Newhall Street, Birmingham.
There is 200,000 gal. of storage capacity, and two covered position's are provided for the loading of vehicles.