§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of vehicles using the A94 road north of Forfar in May; and what is the comparative figure for the month of May in each of the years since 1975.
§ Mr. RifkindThe numbers of vehicles using the A94 trunk road north of Forfar in May each year since 1975 are as follows:
Year No. of vehicles per day 1975 4,549 1976 5,211 1977 4,435 1978 4,728 1979 5,057 1980 5,037
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated completion date for the A94 dual carriageway construction north of Forfar; how many vehicles he expects to use the road as the time of completion; and what is the estimated capacity.
§ Mr. RifkindI expect dualled sections of the A94 trunk road north of Forfar to come into use from about 1983 on-30W wards. The timing of individual schemes will depend thereafter on availability of funds and the rate of progress on statutory and engineering preparation.
With a continued increase in North Sea oil developments and the transfer of traffic from the detrunked A92 coast road between Dundee and Stonehaven, it is expected that the present volume of traffic on the A94 will more than double by the 1990s. An A94 dual carriageway road will be capable of handling up to 30,000 vehicles per day.
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present estimated cost of the construction of the proposed dual carriageway of the A94 to carry traffic north of Forfar.
§ Mr. Rifkind£40 million at November 1979 prices.