Government’s road building policy

Title

Government’s road building policy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:52

Description

Peter Deeley interviews Transport Secretary John MacGregor on the government’s new policy on cutting red tape to speed up building of new roads and motorways. Including on the length of time it currently takes to get a new road, how 22 years was spent discussing the Twyford Down bypass, and how proposals will impact the privatisation of the rail service. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; John MacGregor

Keywords

Government; Roads; Privatization; Motorways; Railway services; Transport policy; Road construction; Drivetime (radio programme); Transport infrastructure; Road engineering; Twyford Down

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