ROADBUILDING CUTS WILL HIT NATIONAL PLAN'
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British Road Federation claimed Friday that the road programme ed in the National Plan had made sastrous start " because of the cuts [need last month. lit a statement enting on the five-year plan for mic development, a BRF spokesaid: "These cuts must be restored ckly as possible if the plan is to be • plan provides for an average I increase in road expenditure of 9-7 per cent. Government spending on new road works and major improvements is to rise from the 1964 level of £194 m. to £340m. in 1970.
"The plan gives the right priority to roads", the Federation said. " hut it admits that the present programme will not keep pace with the growth of traffic."
It warned that the recent restrictions announced by the Minister of Transport could lead to serious delays in road building.