Written Question · S1W-18753 · Session 1
Why the absence of slip roads to East Linton on the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar results in greater national econom…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive why the absence of slip roads to East Linton on the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar results in greater national economic benefit than the provision of slip roads as outlined in the report prepared by Roger Tym and Partners, A1 Haddington
- Dunbar Expressway Economic Amendment of Passing Trade at East Linton.
The answer
The net benefits of the slip roads measured as time and accident savings and the reduction in vehicle operating costs are less than the cost of building and maintaining the slip roads.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-18753 by reference.