Full speed ahead for £180m A8 upgrade

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Full speed ahead for £180m A8 upgrade

MSPs approved the final piece in the west of Scotland roads jigsaw as they voted to upgrade a stretch of the A8, east of Glasgow, to motorway status.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said the long awaited Baillieston to Newhouse link was one of the last roads needed before Scotland could concentrate on maintaining not building it motorway network.

The Transport Committee approved the building of the new roads and approach roads, east of Monklands interchange, with only Glasgow Green MSP, Patrick Harvie, abstaining in the vote. The plan was approved by the seven Labour, SNP, LibDem and Tory members of the committee. For full story see today’s Evening Times...

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