A74 (Hansard, 31 July 1984)

§ Mr. David Marshall
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the total cost of all road works presently in being or planned for the A74;
(2) what is the estimated cost of converting all remaining stretches of the A74 from the border to Glasgow to motorway standards.

§ Mr. Ancram
The cost of current and planned works is as follows:

Nature of work Under construction £ million Planned £ million

M74 southward extension from Draffan to Millbank 17 18

M74 northward extension from Maryville to west of Fullerton Road — 25

Improvements to A74 between Millbank and the Border — 21

In addition, a programme of structural maintenance is being carried out on the A74 for which £6.5 million has been allocated in 1984–85. The cost of constructing a motorway between Millbank and the border is estimated at £150–200 million.

§ Mr. David Marshall
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the most recently available figures for the volume of traffic flow on the A74.

§ Mr. Ancram
The average 24-hour traffic flows recorded by the automatic counters on the A74 at Kirtlebridge, Dumfriesshire, in May and early June of this year were 18,094 and 22,540 respectively.

Nature of work	Under construction £ million	Planned £ million
M74 southward extension from Draffan to Millbank	17	18
M74 northward extension from Maryville to west of Fullerton Road	—	25
Improvements to A74 between Millbank and the Border	—	21
In addition, a programme of structural maintenance is being carried out on the A74 for which £6.5 million has been allocated in 1984–85. The cost of constructing a motorway between Millbank and the border is estimated at £150–200 million.