After reading about today's announcement that the A9 project will start two years earlier than planned, I decided to start a thread dedicated to Scotland's road projects.. there are quite a lot of in the pipleline!
The two biggest cities will (finally) be connected by motorway once the M8 is completed.
All Scottish cities will be connected by at least dual-carriageway once the A9 and A96 are completed.
Replacement Forth Crossing (Under Construction)
Due to be complated in 2016, the official name of the bridge will be announced in 2013, following a vote.
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Pictures/web/l/k/j/22_24_Forth_Replacement_Crossing_Image_3.jpg
M8 Completion
6 miles of dual-carriageway upgraded to motorway between Baillieston and Newhouse.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Img/46951/0032822.gif
A9 dualling
7 sections of road to be upgraded to dual-carriageway between Perth and Inverness, as well as the removal of 2 roundabouts in Perth in favour of grade separated juctions. The project has been brought forward by 2 years and work begins in 2015/16.
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/files/images/Projects/TS_A9_Upgrades_zoom.jpg
A96 Dualling
Begins in 2017, to be completed in 2025. The Inverness-Aberdeen road is currently a mixture of dual-carriageway, single carriageway with overtaking lane, and single carriageway.
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
A 28 mile long dual-carriageway bypass which has been held up for years due to complaints by people living along it's route, and others campaigning to save the green belt surrounding the West of Aberdeen.
http://www.awpr-pli.org/elements/images/map.jpg
The two biggest cities will (finally) be connected by motorway once the M8 is completed.
All Scottish cities will be connected by at least dual-carriageway once the A9 and A96 are completed.
Replacement Forth Crossing (Under Construction)
Due to be complated in 2016, the official name of the bridge will be announced in 2013, following a vote.
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Pictures/web/l/k/j/22_24_Forth_Replacement_Crossing_Image_3.jpg
M8 Completion
6 miles of dual-carriageway upgraded to motorway between Baillieston and Newhouse.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Img/46951/0032822.gif
A9 dualling
7 sections of road to be upgraded to dual-carriageway between Perth and Inverness, as well as the removal of 2 roundabouts in Perth in favour of grade separated juctions. The project has been brought forward by 2 years and work begins in 2015/16.
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/files/images/Projects/TS_A9_Upgrades_zoom.jpg
A96 Dualling
Begins in 2017, to be completed in 2025. The Inverness-Aberdeen road is currently a mixture of dual-carriageway, single carriageway with overtaking lane, and single carriageway.
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
A 28 mile long dual-carriageway bypass which has been held up for years due to complaints by people living along it's route, and others campaigning to save the green belt surrounding the West of Aberdeen.
http://www.awpr-pli.org/elements/images/map.jpg