§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the current programme of trunk road bypasses under construction, at tender stage and at each other stage of planning; and how this compares with the lists, including a comparison of priorities, for the past five years.
§ Mr. AncramThere are no trunk road bypasses currently at tender stage. Bypasses under construction or in preparation are as follows:
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Bypasses Under construction A1 Musselburgh and Tranent bypass A75 Gatehouse of Fleet bypass A75 Creetown bypass A9 Alness bypass A94 Forfar bypass
Bypasses In preparation A1 Tower to Dunglass (bypassing Cockburnspath) A68 Newtown St. Boswells bypass A68 Dalkeith bypass A7 Dalkeith bypass A7 Middleton bypass A75 Annan bypass A75 Ringford bypass A75 Castle Douglas bypass A75 Carrutherstown (bypass) to Hetland A75 Dumfries bypass A75 Glenluce bypass A76 New Cumnock bypass A76 Cumnock and Auchinleck bypass A76 Mauchline bypass A76 Kirkconnel-Sanquhar bypass A77 Maybole bypass A78 Ardrossan-Saltcoats bypass M80 Stepps bypass A82 Luss bypass A83 Inveraray bypass A87 Dornie Bridge (bypassing Dornie) A9 Dunbeath diversion A9 Dunblane bypass A91 Auchtermuchty bypass A92 Ellon bypass A96 Forres bypass A96 Auldearn bypass A96 Inverurie bypass In addition, feasibility studies are being undertaken for a number of other locations. Information in the form requested is not readily available for the past five years, but further information about the trunk road programme in recent years, together with an indication of priorities, is contained in "Policy for Scottish Roads: 1984" and "Roads in Scotland: 1980", copies of which are in the Library. In the period from 1 April 1980 to date, 20 trunk road bypasses have been opened to traffic, so the momentum of progress is being maintained.