§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report those stretches of the A9 lying within Caithness and Sutherland in respect of which since 1970 improvement plans have been announced; and if he will indicate, for each stretch of road, whether (a) work has been completed, (b) work is in progress and (c) an economic assessment is still in train.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe position with respect to major schemes for which plans have been announced since 1970 is as follows:
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A9 Schemes within Caithness and Sutherland Year completed Length kms Completed Helmsdale Bridge Diversion 1973 0.9 Bonar Bridge Replacement 1973 0.4 Knockinnon-Latheronwheel 1976 2.4 Mound Bridges 1988 0.6 Dornoch Firth Northern Approach Road 1988 4.0
Year completed Length kms Dunbeath Bridge Diversion 1990 1.6 In progress Expected completion Dornoch Firth Bridge 1991 0.8 Economic assessment not yet available Windyhouse-Borgue Bridge — 2.8 Portgower-Greenpark — 1.6 Berriedale — 5.0 Crackaig-Culgower — 1.8 Helmsdale-County Boundary — 5.2 Brora Bypass — 2.5