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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state for each of the major road projects completed since 1st January, 1951, the length of roadway, the total cost of construction, and the cost of acquiring land.
I will, with permission, circulate the information, which covers schemes costing over £100,000, in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| TRUNK ROADS | |||||
| Agent Authority | Scheme | Mileage | Total Cost* (including cost of acquiring land) | Cost of* acquiring land | Date of† completion |
| £ | £ | ||||
| Lanark C.C. | Improvement from Cardowan Road, Stepps to Mollinsburn, A.80: | ||||
| (I) Cardowan Road, Stepps to West of Muirhead. | 1·25 | 805,000 | 31,000 | October, 1957 | |
| (II) East of Muirhead to County Boundary. | 2·43 | December, 1959 | |||
| (III) Muirhead Diversion | 0·85 | May, 1961 | |||
| Dunbarton C. C. | Widening from Dumbuck to South East of Barloan Crescent, Dumbarton, A. 82. | 0·89 | 112,000 | 4,400 | June, 1958 |
| Stirling C.C | Bridge of Allan Diversion, A.9: | ||||
| (I) Diversion and River Bridge | 0·35 | 289,000 | 4,500 | September, 1958 | |
| (II) Railway Bridge | December, 1960 | ||||
| Aberdeen T.C. | Widening of Bridge of Don, Aberdeen (Trunk Road portion), A.92. | — | 137,700 | 40 | May, 1959 |
| Renfrew C.C. | Improvement at Langbank, A.8 | 0·38 | 134,000 | 250 | June, 1959 |
| Moray and Nairn C.C. | Sheriffmill Diversion including new bridge A.96. | 0·52 | 129,000 | — | September, 1959 |
| Lanark C.C. | Improvement, including new bridge at Paddy's Rickle Bridge, A.74. | 0·75 | 127,000 | 1,500 | October, 1959 |
| Stirling C.C. | Reconstruction of Linlithgow Bridge, including approaches, A.9. | — | 164,000 | 5,150 | November, 1959 |
| Lanark C.C. | Birkwood Bridge, A.74 | — | 178,000 | 2,000 | December, 1959 |
| Roxburgh C.C | Improvement at Mossburnford, A.68. | 1·53 | 113,000 | 1,000 | December, 1959 |
| Ayr C.C. | Improvement from Wigtown County Boundary northwards, A.77. | 1·3 | 102,600 | 240 | December, 1959 |
| Berwick C.C. | Scrogend and Houndwood Diversions, A.1. | 1·42 | 109,000 | 700 | June, 1960 |
| Inverness C.C. | Diversion between Glen Garry and Glenmoriston (contribution to North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's scheme), A.87. | 8·25 | 311,000 | — | February, 1961 |
| Ayr C.C. | Ayr-Prestwick Bypass (Stage 1), A.78. | 4·00 | 705,000 | 20,000 | March, 1961 |
| Lanark C.C. | Improvement from Newfield Inn to south of Millbank, A.74. | 5·00 | 786,000 | 17,100 | March, 1961 |
| Dunbarton C.C. | Improvement from Luggie Water to west of Cumbernauld, A.80. | 3·13 | 477,000 | 25,500 | March, 1961 |
* Final costs given where available. Where not, the latest available estimates are used. | |||||
| †Schemes have been listed as complete when they became fully open to public traffic. Small amounts of finishing work, e.g. on footpaths, may have taken place subsequently. | |||||
Will the right hon. Gentleman indicate the percentage increase in expenditure since 1951, taking into consideration the fall in the value of the pound?
That is another question. If the hon. Member puts it down, I will answer it.
Following is the information:
| CLASSIFIED ROADS | ||||||
| Highway Authority | Scheme | Mileage | Total Cost* (including cost of acquiring land) | Grant | Cost of* acquiring land | Date of† completion |
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Inverness C.C. | Improvement of Glen Moriston Road, A.887. | 11·5 | 203,900 | 203,900 | 490 | November, 1951. |
| Lanark C.C. | Construction of Road No. 1, East Kilbride. | 1·07 | 120,400 | 90,300 | Nil | September, 1954. |
| Lanark C.C. | Construction of Road No. 2, East Kilbride. | 1·9 | 118,700 | 89,000 | 290 | June, 1956. |
| Sutherland C.C. | Improvement of Borgie-Naver Bridge Road, A.836. | 5·75 | 173,600 | 173,600 | 130 | June, 1956. |
| Inverness C.C. | Improvement of Broadford-Armadale Road, A.851. | 5·0 | 120,700 | 120,700 | 20 | February, 1957. |
| Argyll C.C. | Reconstruction of Cairndow-Toward Road between St. Catherine's and Strachur, A.815. | 4·7 | 212,000 | 212,000 | 5,000 | March, 1958. |
| Fife C.C. | Replacement of Leven Bridges, A.955. | 0·5 | 185,100 | 138,800 | 2,080 | February, 1958. |
| Sutherland C.C. | Reconstruction of Rhiconich-Gualin Road, A.838. | 4·0 | 159,700 | 159,700 | 20 | July, 1958. |
| Glasgow T.C | Widening of Paisley Road West, A.737. | 0·85 | 106,000 | 79,000 | 5,000 | September, 1958. |
| Lanark C.C. | Lanark-Hamilton Road, A.72. New bridge at Kirkfieldbank. | 0·25 | 143,000 | 107,000 | 1,300 | December, 1958. |
| Argyll C.C. | Reconstruction of Ford-Kilchrennan Road, Class III. | 17·49 | 282,000 | 141,000 | 170 | March, 1959. |
| Aberdeen T.C. | Widening of Bridge of Don (classified road portion), A.92. | 0·1 | 148,300 | 111,300 | 20 | March, 1959. |
| Perth C.C. | Gartmore Bridges, A.81 | 0·06 | 104,000 | 78,000 | 230 | May, 1959. |
| Aberdeen T.C. | Improvement of Stonehaven Road, A.92. | 0·9 | 125,000 | 93,000 | 5,700 | December, 1959. |
| Perth T.C. | Replacement of Victoria Bridge, A.85. | 0·13 | 160,000 | 120,000 | 50 | July, 1960. |
| Inverness C.C. | North Ford Causeway (Ben-becula-North Uist), A.865. | 5·0 | 624,000 | 468,000 | 500 | August, 1960. |
| Argyll C.C. | Improvement of Achleek-Loch-aline Road, A.884. | 3·35 | 155,000 | 155,000 | 800 | September, 1960. |
| Fife C.C. | Diversion of A.911 at Glenrothes | 1·25 | 140,000 | 105,000 | 3,560 | April, 1961. |
| Fife C.C. | Lothrie Bridge, Leslie, A.911. New bridge and diversion. | 0·26 | 111,000 | 83,000 | 450 | May, 1961. |
* Final costs are given where available. Where not, the latest available estimates are used. | ||||||
| † Schemes have been listed as complete when they became fully open to public traffic. Small amounts of finishing work, e.g. on footpaths, may have taken place subsequently. | ||||||