What roads it has prioritised for upgrading and what plans are in place to carry out such upgrading.

The current programme of major trunk road works underway or planned is set out in the following table. Progress on schemes is subject to completion of the necessary statutory procedures, and the availability of finance. In addition, there is a detailed programme of minor works and improvement schemes valued at some £15 million in 2004-05.
Road
| Scheme
| Summary Description
| Estimated Start Date
| Estimated Completion Date
| Notes

A1
| Thistly Cross to Bowerhouse.
| Construction of new 0.8km dual carriageway
| Under construction
| Q1-2005-06
| Final planned section of dualling of A1

A68
| Soutra South to Oxton.
| Improve Southbound overtaking and Oxton junction
| Q1-2006/07
| Q1-2007-08
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A68
| Pathhead to Tynehead Junction.
| Provide 1.9km of improved overtaking opportunities
| Q1-2006/07
| Q1-2007-08
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A7
| Auchenrivock.
| Improvement of 2.3km single carriageway to provide overtaking opportunities
| Q4-2005/06
| Q4-2006-07
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A7
| Glenmayne to Yair.
| Improvement of 1.7km single carriageway to provide overtaking opportunities
| Q3-2005/06
| Q3-2006-07
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Cairntop to Barlae.


| 2.2km Overtaking scheme
| Q4-2005/06
| Q3-2006-07
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Newton Stewart
| To provide guaranteed westbound overtaking on existing incline.
| Q2-2005/06
| Q4-2005-06
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Barfill to Bettyknowes.
| Provision of overtaking opportunities over 1.2km section.
| Q1-2005/06
| Q1-2006-07
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Planting End to Drumflower
| Provision of 1.5km overtaking opportunities.
| Q2-2005/06
| Q4-2005-06
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Dunragit Re‑alignment.
| Rail bridge replacement and provision of 3km of overtaking opportunities.
| Oct 2006
| Dec 2007
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A75
| Hardgrove to Kinmount.
| Provision of 4km of safer overtaking opportunities
| Nov 2006
| Nov 2007
| Consultant appointed
- In preparation

A76
| Gateside (2)
| Study to identify a 2km section of A76 North Sanquhar for overtaking section.
| Study under way
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