§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State of Scotland, if he will list the major road construction schemes undertaken by Ross and Cromarty County Council since 1959, giving the cost of each and including current schemes; and how much has been spent in the same period on new roads in the Isle of Lewis.
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§ Mr. RossThe only entirely new road built in Ross and Cromarty since 1959 is that between Shieldaig and Torridon, completed in 1963 at a cost of £417,000. The other major road improvements undertaken or in progress in the county are listed below: five of these, estimated to cost £104,053, are in Lewis.
MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT OR CONSTRUCTION SCHEMES UNDERTAKEN BY ROSS AND CROMARTY COUNTY COUNCIL, 1959–68 Scheme Cost (or estimated cost) £ £ A. TRUNK ROADS A835 Torrandhu Bridge 20,712 Inverlael to Inchbae Bridge 45,675 Braemore to Ullapool (9 sections) 455,741 A9 Peter's Bridge, Dingwall 32,000 Conon Bridge 133,000 A87 Cluanie to Kyle-of-Lochalsh 86,405 Eas-nan-Arm Diversion 401,208 Sheil and Eas-nan-Arm Bridges 189,900 Malagan Section 446,700 Inverinate to Dornie (Carr Brae) 595,000 Balmacara to Kyle 567,000 2,973,341 B. CLASSIFIED ROADS A832 Junction with B9162 10,837 Corryhaillie-Fain 139,107 Fain Bridge towards Braemore 189,516 Ardessie-Corriehaillie 240,730 Gruinard-Badcaul 267,564 Loch Maree (Section I—excavation) 30,000 Loch Maree road 66,700 A835 Ullapool-Glutton 144,040 Allt Glutton-Knockan 458,209 Ullapool-Ledmore road 11,000 A859 *Stornoway-Tarbert (Leurbost Section) 18,097 *Loch Leiniscal Section 21,381 *Stornoway-Harris (at Cleascro) 18,500 *Stornoway Road (4 miles south) 32,075 *Stornoway-Harris 14,000 A890 Strome Ferry Bypass 569,370 Coulags-Loan 427,000 A893 Shore Street, Ullapool 23,397 B9160 Cromarty-Muir of Ord 25,989 Class III Plockton 14,160 2,721,672 5,695,013 *Scheme in Lewis.