HC Deb 25 June 1974 vol 875 cc444aa-cc W
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, under construction and those motorways or lengths of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st March 1974.

Mr. William Ross

The information as at 31st March 1974 is given below:

In Use Miles
M90—INVERKEITHING-PERTH
(a) Admiralty Road Flyover-Duloch 1.90
(b) Cowdenbeath and Kelty Bypass Stage II 7.23
(c) Kinross and Milnathort Bypass 7.96
M8—EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
(a) Harthill Bypass 5.15
(b) West of Harthill-Newhouse 4.95
(c) Dochmont-Whitburn 7.55
(d) Newbridge-Dochmont 6.40
M74/A74—GLASGOW-CARLISLE TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
(a) Hamilton Bypass Stage 1 8.90
(b) Hamilton Bypass Stage II 4.65
M8/A8—GLASGOW-GREENOCK TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
(a) Renfrew Bypass 6.42
(b) Bishopton Bypass Stage I 0.43
M9—EDINBURGH-STIRLING
(a) Polmont and Falkirk Bypass 5.37
(b) Newbridge-Muriehall (including Kirkliston Spur) 3.51
(c) Muriehall-Burghmuir 4.95
(d) Burghmuir-Lathallan 5.04
(e) Strling Bypass (South of Dunblane-Craigforth) 2.50
(f) Stirling Bypass (Craigforth-Torbrex) 2.11
(g) Stirling Bypass (Torbrex-Pirnhall) 2.59
M898/A898—ERSKINE BRIDGE TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
Erskine Bridge Link 0.98

disproportionate use of resources. Such information as is available, however, suggests that the numbers of disabled drivers killed while driving invalid vehicles were:

M73—MARYVILLE (M74)—MOLLINSBURN (A80)
Maryville-Baillieston (A8)—
Mollinsburn 6.66
95.25

Under Construction
M80—GLASGOW-STIRLING
(a) Haggs-Bankhead 0.96
(b) Bankhead-Ingliston 2.98
(c) Ingliston-Pirnhall 3.15
M876/A876—DENNYLOANHEAD-KINCARDINE BRIDGE
Bankhead-North Broomage 3.83
M8/A8—GLASGOW-GREENOCK TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
Bishopton Bypass Stage II 3.82
M90/M85—PERTH BYPASS
Craigend Interchange 1.10
15.84

Firmly Programmed
M8—EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Baillieston—Glasgow City Boundary 0.85
M9/M876—EDINBURGH-STIRLING AND DENNYLOANHEAD-KINCARDINE BRIDGE
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass (M9) and Bellsdyke Road Bypass (M876) 10.66
M90—INVERKEITHING-PERTH
(a) Arlary-Arngask 3.25
(b) Arngask-Craigend 6.75
M90/M85—PERTH BYPASS
(a) Craigend-Broxden 2.50
(b) Craigend-Barnhill 0.75
24.76

In Preparation
M8—EDINBURGH-GLASGOW
Newhouse-Baillieston 6.0

M 74 / A74—G LASGOW-CARLISLE TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
Draffen-Coalburn Road End 6.2
M77/A77—GLASGOW-STRANRAER TRUNK ROAD (Motorway Section)
Glasgow City Boundary-Malletsheugh 2.5
M80—GLASGOW-STIRLING
Glasgow-Haggs (Including extension to M80) 13.5
28.20

Mr. Brewis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, giving 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 March 1974.

Mr. William Ross

The information as at 31st March 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
Glasgow Monkland Motorway (Stage I) 1.9
Glasgow Renfrew Motorway (Stage I) 1.89
Glasgow Renfrew Motorway (Stage II) 2.16
Total under construction 5.95

Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State
Monkland Motorway (Stage II) 3.46
Schemes made and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation
Ayr Motorway (Stage I) 1.03

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