HC Deb 03 May 1967 vol 746 cc68-70W
Mr. Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line has yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 30th April.

Mr. Ross

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Motorways in Use
Miles
M.90 … INVERKEITHING-PERTH
Admiralty Road flyover to Duloch 1.9
M.8 … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Harthill Bypass 5.15
M.74 … DRAFFEN-STONEHOUSE (A.74)-GLASGOW
Hamilton Bypass Stage I 9.0
16.05
Under Construction
M.74 … DRAFFEN-STONEHOUSE (A.74)-GLASGOW
Hamilton Bypass Stage II 4.45
M.8 … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Newhouse-West of Hart-hill 5.15
A.8(M) … GLASGOW-GREENOCK
Renfrew Bypass 6.2
M.9 … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass 5.8
21.60
Contracts Placed
Nil
Tenders Invited
Nil
Schemes Made
M.90 … INVERKEITHING-PERTH
Cowdenbeath-Kelty Bypass 7.23
M.8 … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Whitburn-Dechmont 7.55
M.9 … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
Newbridge-Polmont and Falkirk Bypass 11.25
26.03
Draft Scheme Published
M.73 … Maryville (M.74) to West of Mollinsburn (A.80) 6.3
M.8 … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Dechmont-Newbridge 4.95
M.90 … INVERKFJTHTNG-PERTH
Kinross and Milnathort Bypass 6.75
18.0
Line not yet Published
Miles
M.74 DRAFFEN-STONEHOUSE (A.74)-GLASGOW
Maryville-Carmyle 3.0
M.9 EDINBURGH-STIRLING
Stirling Bypass (Northern section) 3.5
Stirling Bypass (Southern section) 3.5
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass (Southern section) 6.2
M.90 INVERKEITHING-PERTH
Milnathort-Perth Bypass 11.5
A.8(M) GLASGOW-GREENOCK
Bishopton Bypass 4.0
A.898(M) ERSKTNE BRIDGE TRUNK ROAD
Erskine Bridge Link .63
32.33

The total mileage of motorways proposed has been increased to about 114 miles by the inclusion of the whole of the Renfrew Bypass and the Bishopton Bypass sections of the Glasgow-Greenock Trunk Road and the link to the Erskine Bridge, and the extension of the Inverkeithing-Perth motorway to the proposed Perth Bypass.