Toll Charges to Be Assessed
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A SURVEY of traffic using crossings Arv of the River Thames from Tower Bridge to Gravestnd-Tilbury ferry is to be made to assess toll charges in preparation for the opening of the • DartfordPurfleet tunnel. The Dartford Tunnel Committee, in consultation with the Ministry of Transport, is arranging the survey, and intends to revise earlier estimates of anticipated tunnel traffic. .
At river crossings drivers Will be asked to give their departure points and destinations. Information revealed will be regarded as confidential and registration numbers will not be taken.
The Min is ter of Transport has authorized the construction of a by-pass to divert the Great North Road round Framwellgate Moor and Pity Me, near Durham. Estimated cost is 1275,410 and work, which will start soon, should he completed within a year.
The by-pass Will have a three-lane carriageway which is considered adequate for future traffic needs because the proposed Durham Motorway, when built, will attract long-distance traffic from Al.
At its southern end, the by-pass will leave the present Al at the junction with the A691 road from Lanchester. It will rejoin just north of Pity Me, some oneand-a-third miles away. .
A grant of £539,470 towards the cost of constructing the third section of the Coventry inner ring road, to divert through traffic froth the centre of the city. has been made by the Minister. This section, which will cost. £720,000, will extend 760 yards from Holyhead Road to Queens Road, and will include a .flyover-roundabout at Moat Street.
The first section, from London Road to Quinton Road, has been completed and work is proceeding on the second section. Altogether, more than £ lin. has been contribUted, by. the -Ministry towards the cost of the road.
Experimental one-way working in Chancery Lane, New Fetter Lane and Fetter Lane is to be introduced during June by the Commissioners of Police for the City of London and the Metropolis. To ensure a free flow of traffic in the area the Commissioners will introduce no-waiting restrictions in several streets, and loading and unloading bans on the south side of Breams Buildings.