HC Deb 14 April 1981 vol 3 cc75-6W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the stages, statutory and non-statutory, through which a trunk road scheme must pass before contracts can be let; and if he will show for each trunk road scheme in the programme and yet to start, the stage which has been reached.

Mr. Rifkind

The main stages through which a trunk road scheme must pass are as follows:

  1. 1. Entry into the trunk road programme
  2. 2. Consideration of alternative routes and selection of preferred route
  3. 3. Publication of draft orders*
  4. 4. Public inquiry to consider objections to orders (if necessary)*
  5. 5. Receipt of report from inquiry reporter (if an inquiry)*
  6. 6. Making of orders*
  7. 7. Invitation of tenders.
*These stages apply to line, side road and compulsory purchase orders, which may be taken consecutively or concurrently.

The information on schemes costing over £500,000 in the 1981–82 and 1982–83 programme which have not started is as follows:

Schemes for which tenders have been invited

  • A9 Bypass of Evanton
  • A74 Improvement between Johnstonebridge-Dinwoodie Lodge
  • A78 Improvement between Dundonald Camp-Monk-ton
  • A82 Improvement between Eas Eonan and Derrydarroch
  • A91 Improvement at Dairsie Junction
  • A94 Improvement at Pert
  • A94 Improvement at Syde
  • A94 Improvement at Balnabreich
  • A742 Improvement between Greenock-Inverkip
  • A835 Improvement between Silverbridge-Gorstan

Schemes for which all principal orders have been made

  • A1 Replacement of Tyne Bridge
  • A1 Improvement at Penmanshiel Phase IV
  • A9 Improvement between Guay-Tynreich
  • A9 Improvement between Killiecrankie-Calvine
  • A9 Improvement between County Boundary-Drumochter
  • A9 Replacement of Loch Vaa Railway Bridge
  • A92 Bypass of Thornton Phase II
  • A96 Improvement at West Adamston
  • A972 Improvement of Glamis Road roundabout

Schemes for which line order has been made (details of subsidiary orders in parenthesis)

  • A9 Bypass of Auchterarder and Aberuthven (Side roads order (SRO) made)
  • A9 Replacement of Lovat Bridge (No line order required, but SRO published)
  • A82 Improvement between Carnoch-Craigrannoch (SRO made, compulsory puchase order (CPO) published)
  • A94 Bypass of Stonehaven (SRO published)
  • A96 Improvement at Tyrebagger Hill Phase H (No line order or SRO required, but CPO published)
  • A832 Improvement at Garve Railway Crossing (No line order required, but SRO published)
  • A972 Improvement of Kingsway Dundee Phase II (No line order required, but SRO and CPO published)

Schemes for which line order has been made but which are subject to Court of Session action

  • A9 Bypass of Perth

Schemes for which draft line order has been published

  • A7 Bypass of Canonbie (SRO published)
  • A9 Improvement between Burnside-Broxden (SRO and CPO published)
  • A75 Bypass of Carsluith (SRO published)
  • A75 Bypass of Collin (SRO published)
  • A77 Replacement of Bridgemill Bridge (SRO and CPO published)
  • A82 Improvement between Carnoch-Craigrannoch Phase II (SRO published)
  • A94 Improvement at Stracathro (SRO published)
  • A94 Bypass of Laurencekirk (SRO published)
  • A830 Improvement between Kinsadel-Mallaig Phase I (SRO published)
  • A929 Improvement between Tealing-Tarbrax (SRO published)

Schemes in the programme, draft orders are in preparation

  • A1 Bypass of Tranent
  • A74 Reconstruction in Southern Strathclyde
  • A75 Improvement at Palnure Phase II
  • A75 Bypass of Creetown
  • A76 Improvement at Bargower