Revised Proposals For Preston Motorway
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REVISED proposals were published last week by Mr. Ernest Ivlarples, the Minister of Transport, for a new motorway junction to be constructed at Broughton, near Preston. when the proposed 13-mile length of motorway between Preston and Lancaster is built. At this point the new motorway will link with the northern end of the existing Preston by-pass, and there will also he a connection with the AG (Preston-Carlisle) trunk route.
The original layout for the junction was of the "trumpet" or "half clover leaf" type. The comparatively sharp curves of this design would have required traffic to slow right down to negotiate them safely. Now the design has been revised to provide much easier curves which will permit free flow of traffic at speeds up to 50 m.p.h.
The junction will have four bridges to take the various slip roads over or under the motorway. Three of these will be combined to form a continuous short length of viaduct.
Broughton junction has been designed for the Ministry of Transport by the agent authority, Lancashire County Council, for whom Mr. .1. Drake is surveyor and bridgemaster.
FUEL CELL LECTURES
ASPECIAL course of six lectures on fuel cells for power production will be held at The Polytechnic, 309 Regent Street, London, on Monday evenings from 6.45 to 8.45, commencing October 16. Fee for the course is one guinea.
" TUNING " FORBIDDEN
THE Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., 1 Barnsley, has forbidden bus conductors and drivers to play ;:ortable transistor radio sets while working following complaints from passengers.