HC Deb 16 December 1992 vol 216 c291W
16. Dr. Reid

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to upgrade the transport infrastructure in Lanarkshire; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Lanarkshire is a focal point in the central Scotland motorway network and is well served by the M8, M80 and M74. A £40 million extension of the M74 to Cambuslang is under construction and the M80 Stepps bypass opened to traffic earlier this year. My right hon. Friend was able to include in his recent plans major improvements to upgrade the A8/M8 route to serve new development in north Lanarkshire including the Mossend rail freight depot.

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