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Motorways

Volume 718: debated on Thursday 4 November 1965

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.

The following is the information requested:

Miles
Motorways in Use
M.90Inverkeithing-Perth Admiralty Road flyover to Duloch1·9
M.8Edinburgh-Glasgow Harthill Bypass (part)4·2
6·1
Under Construction
M.8Edinburgh-Glasgow Harthill Bypass (part)·95
M.74Draffen-Stonehouse (A.74)-Glasgow Hamilton Bypass Stage I9·0
M.74Draffen-Stonehouse (A.74)-Glasgow
Hamilton Bypass Stage II4·45
M.8Edinburgh-Glasgow Newhouse-West of Harthill5·15
A.8(M)Glasgow-Greenock Renfrew Bypass (part)3·5
23·05
Contracts Placed
Nil
Tenders Invited
M.9Edinburgh-Stirling Polmont and Falkirk Bypass5·8
Schemes made
Nil
Draft Schemes Published
M.90Inverkeithing-Perth Cowdenbeath-Kelty Bypass7·23
M.8Edinburgh-Glasgow Whitburn-Dechmont7·55
A.8(M)Glasgow-Greenock Renfrew Bypass (part)·3
15·08
Line not yet Published
M.74Draffen-Stonehouse (A.74)-Glasgow Maryville-Carmyle3·0
M.73Maryville (M.74) to West of Mollinsburn (A.80)6·3
M.8Edinburgh-Glasgow Dechmont-Newbridge4·95
Miles
M.9Edinburgh-Stirling Newbridge-Polmont and Falkirk Bypass11·25
Stirling Bypass (Northern section)3·5
Stirling Bypass (Southern section)3·5
Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass (Southern section)6·2
M.90Inverkeithing-Perth Kinross and Milnathort By-pass6·75
Milnathort-Bridge of Earn10·0
55·45