asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of (a) fatal accidents and (b) accidents resulting in serious injuries which have occurred on the A80 between Moodiesburn and Castlecary in each of the last five years.
The information is as follows:
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | ||
| Jan-July | |||||||
| Fatal | … | 1 | Nil | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Serious | … | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Totals | … | 13 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the accidents in the last five years on the A80 between Moodiesburn and Castlecary which resulted in serious injury or death were the result of a vehicle leaving one side of the dual carriageway and crossing the central reservation into the face of oncoming traffic.
The information is as follows:
| Fatal | Serious | Totals | |
| 1971* | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1972* | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1973 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | Nil | 1 |
| 1976 (Jan./July) | 1 | Nil | 1 |
| * Information available only between Moodiesburn and Mainhead Interchange, Cumbernauld. | |||
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what research has been conducted into the traffic flow on the A80 by the Scotish Development Department.
A point on A80 is usually included in the annual traffic census. In addition, a special count is taken on the Moodiesburn-Cumbernauld stretch on eight separate weekends during the year.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans, if any, he has for (a) improving and (b) upgrading the A80 arterial route between Moodiesburn and Castlecary.
Improvements are planned at Moodiesburn and at Auchenkiln Roundabout. Consideration is being given to the more comprehensive improvement in the longer term of the route between Glasgow and Haggs.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what would be the cost of erecting crash barriers on the central reservation of the A80 between Moodiesburn and Castlecary.
About £200,000.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what would be the cost of upgrading the A80 between Moodiesburn and Castlecary to a full three-lane motorway.
At today's price levels, perhaps £20 million.