§ Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will take steps to ensure that special police assistance is available to help motorists on congested stretches of the A74, affected by lane closures, during the Glasgow fair holiday;
(2) how many stretches of the A74 are currently affected by one or more lane closures; what is their total length; and how many will remain affected during the Glasgow fair holiday.
§ Mr. YoungerThere are at present 10 stretches of the A74 in Strathclyde region and four stretches in Dumfries and Galloway region affected by lane closures due to roadworks. The total length affected is approximately 25 km. During the Glasgow fair holiday only one lane closure is expected to remain in operaton over a distance of 3 km. This will, however, leave both southbound lanes and one northbound lane available to traffic so that hold ups are not expected. I do not anticipate, therefore, that police assistance additional to that normally provided during the holiday will be required.