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Written Question · S3W-01756 · Session 3

How many times the (a) Erskine Bridge and (b) Clyde Tunnel have been closed or had access otherwise curtailed in the last four years.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 28 Jun 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the (a) Erskine Bridge and (b) Clyde Tunnel have been closed or had access otherwise curtailed in the last four years.

The answer

Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 Jul 2007 · 21 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table details thenumber of closures of the Erskine Bridge in the last four years. Information aboutpartial closures or lane closures is held by route not by specific location.
The Clyde Tunnel is a local roadand is the responsibility of Glasgow City Council.
Year
| Closures due to Severe Weather
| Closures Due to Accidents
| Total Closures

2004
| 0
| 1
| 1

2005
| 2
| 1
| 3

2006
| 3
| 0
| 3

2007
| 3
| 0
| 3


Transport Scotland hasoperational responsibility for this matter and can be contacted for more informationif required.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-01756 by reference.