§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of crash barriers have been erected on central reservations of dual carriageways and motorways in Scotland; and if he will list this as a percentage of the total miles of 584W dual carriageways and motorways in existence.
§ Mr. William RossOn the motorways—110 miles—and dual carriageway trunk roads—164 miles—for which the Secretary of State for Scotland is the highway authority, three miles of continuous central safety fence has been installed on the Renfrew bypass or M8 and many shorter lengths at hazards such as bridge piers and other obstructions on the central reservation, at substandard curves, and where the carriageways are at markedly different levels. The total length of these shorter sections cannot be obtained without undue effort.
Other dual carriageways are the responsibility of the regional authorities and the information requested is not available to me.