§ 18. Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of Scotland's motorways and rural carriageways are still without crash barriers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonSubsequent to my answering a similar question from the hon. Member on 5 July, I am pleased to announce that I have allocated a further £2.23 million to the provision of central reserve safety fencing on Scotland's trunk roads. The total expenditure is now expected to be some £3.5 million during this financial year. This will allow for the provision of approximately 29km of safety fencing on trunk road motorways and 24km on trunk road dual carriageways.
By the end of this financial year, some 57 per cent. of trunk road motorways and 61 per cent. of trunk road dual carriageways will be without central reserve safety barriers.