§ Sir Hector MonroTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the cost of the trunk road improvements, road by road, since 1979 in Dumfries and Galloway; and the projected expenditure for the next five years, including reconstructing the A74 into a motorway.
§ Mr. RifkindThe total expenditure on new construction and improvements on trunk roads in Dumfries and Galloway region for each year from 1 April 1979 is listed in the table.
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Year Expenditure (£ million) 1979–80 1.2 1980–81 1.4 1981–82 4.0 1982–83 7.2 1983–84 5.6 1984–85 8.1 1985–86 11.1 1986–87 8.8
Year Expenditure (£ million) 1987–88 17.9 1988–89 19.9 1989–90 24.2 Information from 1979 on individual schemes costing under £1 million is not available. However, the following table lists all major trunk road schemes costing over £1 million completed since May 1979.
Scheme Expenditure (£ million) A7 Canonbie Diversion 5.4 A7 Synton to Mossend 1.3 A74 Johnstone Bridge to Dinwoodie Lodge 1.8 A75 Carsluith Diversion 1.5 A75 Collin Diversion 3.8 A75 Gatehouse of Fleet Bypass 9.0 A75 Creetown Bypass 5.2 A75 Bridge of Dee Diversion 2.6 A75 Castle Douglas Bypass 6.2 A75 Ringlord Bypass 2.5 A75 Annan Bypass 17.0 A75 Glenluce Bypass 6.8 The following table gives the estimated expenditure on major schemes costing over £1 million which started prior to April 1990 but are not yet completed.
Scheme Cost (£ million) A701 Ae Bridge 1.4 A75 Dumfries Bypass 20.3 Start dates for future schemes currently in preparation are dependent on the satisfactory completion of statutory procedures, the availability of finance and the relative priorities of the individual improvements. It is not therefore practical to determine individual starts and the associated expenditure in detail beyond the year ahead. Starts have been announced for 1990–91 to the £4 million A74 Carrutherstown-Hetland improvement, which is now under construction, and the £35 million upgrading of the A74 between Gretna and Kirkpatrick Fleming, which is due to commence in the near future. In addition schemes for major trunk road improvements in Dumfries and Galloway costing in excess of £250 million are the subject of studies or are being prepared.