HC Deb 10 November 1970 vol 806 cc124-7W
Mr. Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, and under construction, respectively, as at 31st October, and those motorways or length of motorway in use.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The information is given in the table below:

Miles
In use
M90 … … INVERKEITHING-PERTH
(a) Admiralty Road Flyover-Duloch … … 1.9
(b) Cowdenbeath and Kelty Bypass Stage II … … 7.23
M8 … … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
(a) Harthill Bypass … … 5.15
(b) West of Harthill-Newhouse … … 4.95
(c) Dechmont-Whitburn … … 7.55
M74 … … DRAFFEN-STONEHOUSE (A74)-GLASGOW
(a) Hamilton Bypass Stage I … … 8.9
(b) Hamilton Bypass Stage II … … 4.65
M8 … … GLASGOW-GREENOCK
Renfrew Bypass … … 6.42
M9 … … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass … … 5.37
52.12
Under construction
M8 … … EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Newbridge-Dechmont … … 6.4
M90 … … INVERKEITHING-PERTH
Kinross and Milnathort Bypass … … 7.96
M8 … … GLASGOW-GREENOCK
Bishopton Bypass Stage I … … 1.0
M898 … … ERSKINE BRIDGE
Erskine Bridge Link … … 0.63
M9 … … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
(a) Newbridge-Lathallan Stage I … … 2.29
(b) Stirling Bypass Stage I … … 2.9
M73 … … MARYVILLE (M74)-MOLLINSBURN (A80) … … 6.66
27.84
Firmly programmed
M8 … … GLASGOW-GREENOCK
Bishopton Bypass Stage II … … 3.23
M9 … … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
(a) Muriehall-Burghmuir … … 10.12
(b) Burghmuir-Lathallan … …
(c) Stirling Bypass Stage II (including extensions) … … 5.66
M80 … … GLASGOW-STIRLING
(a) Cumbernauld-Ingliston … … 6.19
(b) Ingliston-Pirnhall … … 2.97
M90 … … INVERKEITHING-PERTH
(a) Arlary-Muirmont … … 9.2
(b) Muirmont-Craigend … … 2.3
M85/M90 … … PERTH BYPASS
(a) Craigend-Broxden … … 3.0
(b) Craigend-Barnhill … … 1.5
M876 … … DENNYLOANHEAD-KINCARDINE BRIDGE
Bankhead-North Broomage … … 3.83
48.00
In preparation
M9 … … EDINBURGH-STIRLING
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass … … 6.3
M876 … … DENNYLOANHEAD-KINCARDINE BRIDGE
Bellsdyke Road Bypass … … 2.9
9.2

Mr. John Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, showing the mileage in respect of each, those local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorway schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation, respectively, as at 31st October.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The information is given in the table below:

In use Miles
Glasgow Inner Ring Road
Townhead Interchange 1.0
Kingston Bridge Section 0.8
Under construction
Glasgow Inner Ring Road
Woodside Section 0.7
Charing Cross Section 0.6
Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State None
Schemes made and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation
Edinburgh Eastern Link Road 0.9
Glasgow Monkland Motorway (Stage I) 1.9