- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it has made for home loss payments to those affected by the construction of the Waverley railway line; how this has been calculated, and whether any such provision is included in the capped amount committed by the previous administration for the line.
Answer
Home loss paymentswill be made to those eligible under the Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973. Provision has been made for this by the Promoterin cost estimates for land purchase, based on independent advice from the DistrictValuer. This provision is currently included in the capped amount committed by theprevious administration for the line.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether where will be a gateway review before the final business case is put forward for the Waverley railway line project and, if so, when such a review will be conducted.
Answer
There will be a gatewayreview held before the final business case is put forward for the Waverley railway line project. Until the due diligence exerciseis completed, it is not prudent to comment when the next review will be held.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much land it needs to acquire to build the M74 extension; how many significant landholdings are involved, and who the owners are.
Answer
The land requiredfor the M74 Completion was identified on the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) whichwas made on 24 March 2005.A copy of the CPOcan be viewed on the M74 Completion Website
www.m74completion.com.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what commitments have been given by ministers to community organisations concerned about the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
Ministers have correspondedwith community organisations but no commitments were given.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the greater length of the Miltimber option compared with the Murtle option will have on total vehicle emissions, both in respect of air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, resulting from the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
A comparison betweenthe Murtle Route and the Milltimber Brae and Fastlink optionswas carried out prior to the decision in December 2005. This can be downloaded fromthe project website
www.awpr.co.uk. The analysispredicted that the in the case of the most commonly measured indicators of air quality(Carbon Monoxide (CO), Hydrocarbons, Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Particulates (PM10)and Carbon Dioxide (CO
2)) the Milltimber Brae and Fastlink produced alower overall percentage increase in emissions than the Murtle Route.A more comprehensiveanalysis of the air quality impacts of the Milltimber Brae and Fastlink route forthe AWPR is available in the Environmental Statement published in December 2006and which can be downloaded from the project website
www.awpr.co.uk.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the financial impact of the most recent delay to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project will be on the projected costs of the scheme.
Answer
The review of transportprojects conducted in the early weeks of this government revealed that the previouslyannounced completion date would not be achieved. The impact of the delay to thecompletion date may result in increased costs due to construction and tender priceinflation. The final costs will not be known until tenders have been returned andthe contract completed. Project out-turn costs are currently estimated to lie between£295 million and £395 million.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether changing the route for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route from the Murtle to the Miltimber option increased the projected cost of the scheme and, if so, by how much.
Answer
The Murtle route wasestimated (in 2005 and based upon an opening year of 2010) to cost between £210million and £280 million. The Milltimber Brae and Fastlink has an estimated costof between £295 million and £395 million.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-1811 by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007, whether its cost estimate for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is based on the current preferred option including the Stonehaven spur and how this estimate was reached.
Answer
The current cost estimate,in the range £295 million to £395 million, is based on the Milltimber Brae optionand includes costs for the Stonehaven Fastlink. The cost estimate was prepared bythe project team in discussion with the Managing Agent and Consulting Engineersusing data benchmarked against similar Scottish schemes.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its review of major capital projects conducted in June (a) included any new assessment of current cost estimates and (b) identified risks for each project.
Answer
The review consideredthe latest information available on the programme, costs and risks of each of themajor capital projects.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed routes for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route utilising the Maryculter Bridge conform to the technical requirements laid out in the National Transport Strategy and associated guidance.
Answer
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will cross the River Dee by way of a new bridgeand will not utilise the existing B979 Maryculter Bridge. The scheme is being designedin accordance with standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
