§ Mr. BUCHANANasked the Minister of Transport what is the mileage of the Glasgow-Edinburgh road finished and ready for use; what is the mileage at present being worked at; what mileage has not been started; and when it is hoped to have the road open for use?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe total length of the route, including sections of existing road embodied therein, is 39½ miles, of which 11½ miles are already completed and in full use. A further 2¼ miles is partly in use, but cannot be fully utilised until other sections now under construction are finished. Another section of 2¼ miles is ready for use as soon as certain bridges are completed. Work is well advanced on another 15 miles of road, the greater part of which is ready for surfacing. The work of improving 8½ miles of existing road embodied in the route has not yet been begun. The route should be completed by the end of 1929, provided no unexpected delay occurs in the negotiations regarding the construction of bridges.