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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S3W-26022

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used to decide on the limits of the scope and remit of the public local inquiry into the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26047

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost per mile has been of building and delivering new trunk roads and motorways over the last 10 years, broken down by road.

The total scheme cost, at time of completion, per mile of trunk roads and motorways constructed over the last 10 years, broken down by road, is shown in the following table:

Scheme	Cost Per Mile (£)
A1 Bowerhouse to Spott	4,486,001.65
A1 Howburn-Houndwood	3,573,807.36
A1 Haddington-Dunbar	3,725,064.33
A1 Spott-Oswald Dean	2,161,813.34
A1 Thistly Cross-Bowerhouse	5,513,187.55
A68 Dalkeith Northern Bypass	12,001,662.17
A68 Soutra Hill	1,007,587.98
A7 Auchenrivock	5,446,698.10
A7 Hawick Traffic Relief	5,346,764.39
A720 Edinburgh City Bypass Phase 1	222,932.40
A720 Edinburgh City Bypass Phase 2	5,938,813.26
A720 Sheriffhall Interim Improvements	2,011,683.86
A75 Overtaking Opportunities	7,316,365.22
A75 The Glen	1,927,591.45
A76 Glenairlie	5,186,688.44
A77 Ayr Road Route	4,735,398.21
A77 Haggstone and Glen App	17,802,348.75
A78 Ardrossan-Stevenson	11,234,820.34
A8 Baillieston-Newhouse Maintenance	5,613,974.75
A82 Base Camp Bridge	7,321,957.40
A828 Creagan Bridge	3,072,892.07
A830 Arisaig-Kinsadel	3,116,359.28
A830 Arisaig-Loch nan Uamh	5,200,098.00
A830 Rubha Na Magach-Aberarder	538,877.54
A876 Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine	25,932,905.58
A9 Helmsdale-Ord of Caithness	5,714,126.11
A96 Coachford	5,104,163.10
A96 Newtongarry-Adamston	3,241,260.77
A985 Kincardine Eastern Link Road	12,545,333.38

Notes:

1. Trunk road and motorway schemes currently under construction have not been included as final outturn construction costs are not known until scheme completion.

2. Total scheme cost includes all preparation costs, land costs, construction costs and VAT where applicable. It should be noted that land costs are still subject to negotiation following construction of a scheme. Where final outturn land costs have not been established for the schemes listed, estimated outturn land costs have been used.

3. Privately financed projects and junction improvements constructed over the past 10 years have not been included.

Question reference: S3W-26018

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what alternative engineering solutions, including tunnels, were considered for the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route to ensure that the Dee Special Area of Conservation would not be adversely affected.

Alternative solutions such as tunnels have been considered, both as part of scheme development and where such proposals were submitted by parties objecting to the proposed scheme. Details of these engineering solutions can be found in the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route report on the assessment of alternative proposals and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route paper on River Dee tunnels. Both of these documents were lodged as inquiry documents and are available from the public local inquiry website at www.awpr-pli.org.

Question reference: S3W-26038

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when preparatory engineering and construction work towards the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route began.

Question reference: S3W-26029

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to the taxpayer was of the public local inquiry into the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26041

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected cost is of the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and how it was calculated.

The current cost estimate for the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is in the range £295 million to £395 million. The estimate is based on the risks as currently identified but we will continue to monitor this in light of prevailing tender prices for road contracts. As with all schemes, the cost estimate for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will be reviewed once the statutory procedures are completed and prior to the commencement of the procurement process.

Question reference: S3W-26042

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will pay for the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26044

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what alternatives to the construction of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route were considered by Scottish ministers.

Question reference: S3W-26045

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what developments have been granted planning permission within a 10-mile radius of the chosen route for the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26049

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive who authorised the work that is ongoing or underway in preparation for the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.