HC Deb 03 May 1989 vol 152 c167W
29. Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of the A74 have been installed with crash barriers in the past year.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

A total of 2.2 km (1.4 miles) of central reserve safety fencing was installed in 1988–89. The provision of a further 4–4 km of fencing is in progress or planned to start shortly leaving 4.4 km to be installed thereafter. This really should be a priority on grounds of safety.