Road Plan

Road Plan for Lancashire 1949

The Road Plan for Lancashire was the outcome of a resolution passed by Lancashire County Council, Highways and Bridges Conmmittee, 1947.

The County Surveyor (James Drake) was instructed to prepare within 12 months:-

(a) a review of the existing road communications;
(b) his recommendations for improving them;
(c) the estimated cost and programme of works.

This visionary report was published in book form.

Chapter 1 and 2 plus the map of the "Express" route proposals are available online.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Express Route Proposal Map (warning file size 350k)

Blackpool Road. One of the illustrations in the Road Plan

Those in involved in the Road Plan included:-

Members of Departmental Consultative Committee.

COUNTY SURVEYOR JAMES DRAKE, B.Sc., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E
DEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR, W. R. THOMSON A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E.
A. B. ALMOND, M.I.Mun.E.
R. HEYWOOD, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., F.R.I.C.S.
F. A. L. WELLARD, M.A.(Cantab.), A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E.
J. H. DEAN, B.Eng., A.M.I.C.E.
M. EDWARDS, B.Eng., M.I.Mun.E., A.R.I.C.S.
R. D. WILKINSON, B.Sc., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E
E. F. HEWSON, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E.
J. M. SMITH, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E., A.M.I.Struct.E.

Members of the Team who have been fully employed on the Preparation of the Plan.
A. DUNSMORE, M.Eng., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Struct.E.
J. V. LEIGH, M.B.E., B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E.
T. W. ATHERTON, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Mun.E.
E. OGDEN, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E. ,
E. C. BYERS
H. A. HALL, B.Sc.
W. LEA, M.Eng.
J. P. LUMB, B.Sc.(Eng.)
J. MACGREGOR, B.Sc.
C. A. SIMMONDS, B.A.(Cantab.)
J. CUERDEN

More illustrations from the book:-

Scorton Village

Snow Plough ready for action

A49 Bottleneck - it's still there today!