§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the decision was made to give priority to the Invergarry-Kyle of Lochalsh road over the Fort William-Mallaig road; and whether he will publish a table showing the traffic considerations which led him to take this decision.
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§ Mr. RossThe decision to give priority to the reconstruction of the Invergarry-Kyle trunk road (A. 87) was taken in 1961. The traffic census figures of 1954 and 1961 for what are at present the single-carriageway sections of A.87 and the Fort William-Mallaig trunk road (A.830) are as follows:
Location of census point Passenger car units 1954 1961 A.87 Shiel Bridge 547 1,095 East of Dornie 509 1,139 Balmacara (West of A.87/A.890 junction) 679 1,620 A.830 East of A.830/A.861 junction 451 773 East of Arisaig 260 376 South of Mallaig 534 951