Question reference: S5W-06593
- Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 January 2017
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 February 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the motorway and trunk road network in each year since 2007.
Answer
We are committed to the largest road investment programme that Scotland has ever seen. By the end of this financial year (2016-17), we will have spent over £8 billion on our Motorways and Trunk Road Network since 2007, to ensure the strategic road network is safe, available for use, efficient, well maintained and allows effective movement of people, goods and services around and to and from Scotland.
On-Going Schemes
Since 2007, the Scottish Government has invested in a number of major roads projects, including:
|
Project |
Investment |
|
Forth Replacement Crossing |
£1.325 to £1.35 billion |
|
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty |
£745 million |
|
M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project |
£500 million |
|
A9 Dualling |
£3 billion |
|
A96 Dualling |
£3 billion |
|
A737 Dalry Bypass |
£34 – 38 million |
In addition, the Scottish Government continues to progress the design and development of a number of schemes including the A90/A937 Laurencekirk Junction Improvement and the A90/A96 Haudagain Junction Improvement.
Analysis of spend by year, since 2007-08 can be seen in the following table.
|
Year |
Annual Motorways And Trunk Road Budget |
|
2007-08 |
£895.1m |
|
2008-09 |
£929.6m |
|
2009-10 |
£1,081.6m |
|
2010-11 |
£1,167.5m |
|
2011-12 |
£553.9m |
|
2012-13 |
£651.7m |
|
2013-14 |
£711.8m |
|
2014-15 |
£677.7m |
|
2015-16 |
£734.4m |
|
Sub Total 2007-08 to 2015-16 |
£7,403.3m |
|
2016-09-2717 Draft Budget Note 1 |
£820.3m |
|
TOTAL |
£8,223.6m |
Figures from 2011-12 onwards exclude Cost of Capital which was abolished. Cost of Capital Figures from 2007-08 to 2010-11 are £517.8m, £546.5m, £595.5m and £649.1m respectively.
[1] Figures taken from respective January Scottish Budget Bills.
Completed Schemes
|
Scheme |
Contract Value |
|
A75 Overtaking Opportunities (Including A75 Newton Stewart, A75 Planting End to Drumflower, A75 Barfil to Bettyknowes)
|
£9.2m |
|
A9 Ballinluig
|
£12.5m |
|
A9 Helmsdale
|
£5.5m |
|
A68 Dalkeith Bypass
|
£30m |
|
A876 Clackmannanshire Bridge
|
£101.5m |
|
A77 Haggstone and Glen App
|
£18.7m |
|
A76 Glenairlie
|
£4.9m |
|
A830 Arisaig to Loch nan Uamh
|
£22.8m |
|
A7 Auchenrivock
|
£7.4m |
|
A9 Bankfoot
|
£2.7m |
|
A75 Cairntop to Barlae
|
£6.4m |
|
A77 Park End to Bennane
|
£5.5m |
|
M80 Stepps to Haggs
|
£320m |
|
M74 Completion
|
£445m |
|
A9 Crubenmore
|
£10.39m |
|
A96 Fochabers to Mosstodloch
|
£31.5m |
|
A75 Hardgrove to Kinmount
|
£8.97m |
|
A77 Symington to Bogend Toll
|
£10.6m |
|
A82 Pulpit Rock
|
£9.2m |
|
A82 Crianlarich Bypass
|
£5m |
|
A75 Dunragit Bypass
|
£17.1m |
|
A96 Inveramsay Bridge |
£10.2m |
The expenditure on minor improvement and strategic road safety schemes can be broken down as follows.
|
Budget Heading |
|
|
Structural repairs - roads |
23.4 |
22.0 |
26.4 |
52.0 |
32.0 |
25.5 |
45.0 |
38.3 |
36.2 |
52.3 |
40.0 |
|
Network strengthening - roads & bridges |
60.2 |
45.7 |
42.1 |
25.0 |
15.0 |
27.0 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
29.5 |
40.0 |
|
Routine, cyclic & winter maintenance AND Inspections & surveys |
78.9 |
63.9 |
82.3 |
69.4 |
68.0 |
68.5 |
70.5 |
74.0 |
77.1 |
80.6 |
85.1 |
|
Roads improvements1 |
35.0 |
36.6 |
36.6 |
26.5 |
24.2 |
24.7 |
16.2 |
23.3 |
18.7 |
17.5 |
20.3 |
|
Other expenditure2 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
|
FETA/Tay Bridge Authorities3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
16.5 |
24.2 |
18.0 |
11.2 |
9.0 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
30.5 |
|
DBFO payments |
41.9 |
41.6 |
40.6 |
48.0 |
62.0 |
74.5 |
76.8 |
84.7 |
91.0 |
98.0 |
141.5 |
|
Total |
245.6 |
217.0 |
233.8 |
243.4 |
231.8 |
243.6 |
259.5 |
265.5 |
275.2 |
305.4 |
368.6 |
Includes network operations, strategic road safety and minor improvement schemes.
Includes safety camera partnership, travel information, traffic counts, motorway telephones and compensation.
FETA were dissolved as an entity of 1 June 2015 and their duties now fall to the Scottish Ministers through the new Forth Bridges Unit Term Operating, Management and Maintenance Contract.