§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will make a statement on why he decided to allow the rebuilding and realignment of Flotterstone Bridge on the A702;
(2) what will be the cost of rebuilding and realigning Flotterstone Bridge on the A702.
§ Mr. William RossThis project is in a programme, foreshadowed in the White Paper "Scottish Roads in the 1970s" (Cmnd. 3953), for replacing inadequate bridges and viaducts on trunk roads. The bridge is weak and on a poorly aligned section of road. The latest estimate of cost is about £180,000.