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Written Question · S2W-11629 · Session 2

Whether it will break down the figure shown in table 8.02 of Draft Budget 2005-06 into (a) motorways and (b) trunk roads, detailing the tot…

Answered Asked by Fergus Ewing SNP Lodged 22 Oct 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will break down the figure shown in table 8.02 of Draft Budget 2005-06 into (a) motorways and (b) trunk roads, detailing the total amount paid on each motorway and trunk road project for (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04; how much it estimates it will spend on such projects in each case in 2004-05, and what plans it has for motorway and trunk road projects in (1) 2005-06, (2) 2006-07 and (3) 2007-08.

The answer

Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 Dec 2004 · 56 days after it was lodged, 28 days after it was due

The spending totals shown in Table 8.02 of Draft Budget 2005-06 comprise the entire motorway and trunk road programme for the years shown. Table 8.10 provides a more detailed breakdown of the categories of spending on all road improvement schemes and capital construction projects. The expenditure shown in the following table provides a further breakdown of expenditure on motorway and trunk road projects costing more than £3 million in 2002-03 and 2003-04 and planned expenditure in 2004-05. Expenditure on motorway and trunk road projects individually costing less than £3 million is not broken down but is given as a total.

£000s
| 2002-03 Budget
| 2003-04
Budget
| 2004-05
Budget

(a)motorways
|
|
|

M74 Completion
| 10.302
| 17.118
| 22.670

M74 Maryville-Fullerton
| 0.002
| 0.009
|

M77 Ayr Road Route-residual land compensation
| 0.070
|
|

M77 Fenwick-Malletsheugh
| 3.605
| 2.900
| 1.570

M8 Baillieston-Newhouse and associated improvements
| 0.007
| 3.805
| 1.850

M8 Newbridge-Edinburgh City Bypass-residual land compensation
| 0.105
|
|

M80 Stepps-Haggs (phase 1)
|
|
| 1.099

M80 Stepps-Haggs (phase 2)
|
|
| 1.115

M80 Stepps-Haggs (phase 3)
|
|
| 1.099

(b) trunk roads
|
|
|

A1 Bowerhouse-Spott
| 5.105
| 0.095
| 0.143

A! Haddington-Dunbar
| 16.460
| 20.275
| 3.626

A1 Howburn-Houndwood
| 3.804
| 1.526
| 0.049

A1 Spott Road-Oswald Dean
|
| 0.069
| 0.019

A68 Pathhead-Tynehead
|
| 0.009
| 0.316

A68 Soutra-South Oxton
|
| 0.013
| 0.223

A7 Auchenrivoch
|
| 0.050
|

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