- 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: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much journey times will be improved through the electrification of the Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line.
Answer
Transport Scotland is leading work to provide firm proposals forthe most cost-effective ways to improve reliability, bring down journey times andprovide capacity for the expected continuing growth in rail passenger numbers betweenEdinburgh and Glasgow. Electrification is one possible option for achieving thisand the improvements to journey times through this are currently being assessed.The results of this work will be reported in September and will be considered aspart of the Strategic Transport Projects Review.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many traffic incidents causing congestion have been recorded on the A82 between the Dumbuck junction and the Erskine Bridge in each of the last three years.
Answer
Not alltraffic incidents are reported to the trunk road operating companies and not allrecorded incidents cause congestion. The number of traffic incidents (includingaccidents, potholes, signal faults, debris, spillages, flooding, damaged roadsidefurniture and so on) reported to Amey, the south-west trunk road operating companyfor the A82 trunk road between Dumbuck and the Erskine Bridge in the last three financial years, is asfollows:
2004-05- 122
2005-06- 181
2006-07- 195
April2007 to present - 47.
Thesefigures may include instances of multiple reports of the same incident.
Transport Scotland has operational responsibility for this area and canbe contacted for further information if required.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is taking forward the resolution of the Parliament on 27 June 2007 in relation to the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project.
Answer
Transport Scotland is reviewing project governance issues identified in the Audit Scotland Edinburgh Transport Projects Review Report on the EARL project, as well as investigating more cost effective investments than the EARL scheme. Results will be reported to Parliament in the autumn.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the A80 between Stepps and Haggs will be upgraded to dual two-lane equivalent motorway standard and operational.
Answer
We expect the A80Stepps to Haggs upgrade to be complete in 2011.
Details on timescalescan be found on the Transport Scotland website:
www.transportscotland.go.uk/projects.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had prior to 27 June 2007 with industry stakeholders, such as train operating companies, trades unions and Network Rail, concerning the costs involved in the electrification of the Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line.
Answer
Transport Scotlandcommissioned Network Rail to undertake a study into the potential electrificationof the Edinburgh to Glasgow rail route. This GRIP Stage 1 study included a summaryof the key issues by engineering discipline, a high level programme and estimatesof likely costs to +/- 50% quality. It was taken forward by Network Rail in consultationwith Transport Scotland and was published in June 2007. Electrification of the Edinburghto Glasgow line is now being considered as part of the wider work of improving reliability, reducing journey timesand providing capacity for the expected continuing growth in rail passenger numberson this route. First ScotRail and Network Rail are participating in this work. Theresults of this will be reported in September and will be considered as part of the Strategic Transport Projects Review.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been advised of the findings of feasibility work commissioned by Fife Council in respect of the Forth hovercraft trial which stated that “no business case would stack up”.
Answer
The report commissionedby SESTRAN on cross Forth options has not yet been finalised.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to upgrade the A9; what costs are envisaged; what the timescale is, and what benefits there will be from any upgrade.
Answer
Details and timescalesfor our major and important planned road projects, including those on the A9, canbe found on the Transport Scotland website at:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/index.aspx?pageID=1.Future investmenton the trunk road network, including the A9, will emerge from the Strategic TransportProjects Review (STPR) which is due to report in summer 2008. Options emerging fromthe STPR will be assessed against the government’s strategic objectives and willbe formally appraised in accordance with the STAG (Scottish Transport AppraisalGuidance) process.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be of adding an extra lane for overtaking on the A9.
Answer
The cost of addingan extra lane for overtaking on the A9 has not been estimated.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding package has been considered for the electrification of the Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line.
Answer
Transport Scotland is leading work to provide firm proposals forthe most cost-effective ways to improve reliability, bring down journey times andprovide capacity for the expected continuing growth in rail passenger numbers betweenEdinburgh and Glasgow. Electrification is one possible option for achieving thisand the costs and funding for such a project will be considered in the wider contextof the above service improvements. The results of this will be reported in Septemberand will be considered as part of the Strategic Transport Projects Review.
