Motorways

HC Deb 02 May 1972 vol 836 cc128-9W

Mr. Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or length of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction, and those motorways or length of motorway in use, respectively, as at 30th April.

Mr. Gordon Campbell:

The information as at 30th April is given below:

Under construction										miles
M9	…	…	EDINBURGH-STIRLING
			(a) Lathallan-Burghmuir		…	…	…	…	…	5.04
			(b) Burghmuir-Muriehall		…	…	…	…	…	4.95
			(c) Stirling Bypass (Craigfbrth-Torbrex)				…	…	…	2.51
			(d) Stirling Bypass (Torbrex-Pirnhall and Auchenbowie)							3.55
M80	…	…	GLASGOW-STIRLING
			(a) Haggs-Bankhead	…	…	…	…	…	…	0.96
			(b) Ingliston-Pirnhall		…	…	…	…	…	2.97
										19.98
Firmly programmed
M8	…	…	EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
			Baillieston-Glasgow City Boundary				…	…	…	0.5
M8			GLASGOW-GREENOCK
			Bishopton Bypass Stage II		…	…	…	…	…	3.82
M9 and M876		…	EDINBURGH-STIRLING AND DENNYLOANHEAD-KINCARDINE BRIDGE
			(a) Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass (M9) and Bellsdyke Road Bypass (M876)				…	…	…	10.00
			(b) Bank head-North Broomage (M876)				…	…	…	3.81
M80	…	…	GLASGOW-STIRLING
			Bankhead-Ingliston	…	…	…	…	…	…	2.61
M90	…	…	IN VERKEITHING-PERTH
			(a) Arlary-Muirmont		…	…	…	…	…	9.2
			(b) Muirmont-Craigend		…	…	…	…	…	2.3
M90/M85		…	PERTH BYPASS
			(a) Craigend-Broxden		…	…	…	…	…	3.0
			(b) Craigend-Barnhill		…	…	…	…	…	1.5
										36.74
In preparation
M8	…	…	EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
			Newhouse-Baillieston		…	…	…	…	…	5.5

Mr. 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, motorways schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation, as at 30th April.

Mr. Gordon Campbell:

The information as at 30th April is given in the table below:

In use	Miles
Glasgow Inner Ring; Road: North and West Flanks
Townhead Interchange	1.0
Kingston Bridge section	0.8
Woodside section	0.7
Charing Cross section	0.6
Total in use	3.1
Under construction	None
Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of Slate
Glasgow Monkland Motorway (Stage I)	1.9
Schemes made and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation
Edinburgh Easter Link Road	0.9
Renfrew Motorway (Stage I)	1.89
Total submitted for confirmation	2.79