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Question reference: S3W-26011

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 on what information Scottish ministers based their consideration of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26030

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 was of the legal services provided to it and to Transport Scotland during the public local inquiry into the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26004

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 Scottish ministers used to decide on the route for the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S3W-26052

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 negative impacts the work that is ongoing or underway in preparation for the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has had on the surrounding land.

Impacts on land associated with the ground investigation in relation to the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route are typically limited to disturbances associated with taking access to individual locations for the purpose of carrying out the investigation work. The arrangements for carrying out this work include for making reinstatement of any damage to land that may arise as a consequence of the work.

Question reference: S3W-25998

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 opportunities were provided for evidence for and against the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route in principle to be presented during the (a) planning, (b) public consultation and (c) public local inquiry process.

In addition to the consultation period following publication of draft orders, opportunities for representation were provided during the planning stages of both Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council''s Local Transport Strategies, during the planning stages of NESTRANS'' Modern Transport System (MTS), and during the public consultation exercise on alternative route corridors carried out in spring 2005.

Details of the public local inquiry into the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, including the remit, can be found on the inquiry website at www.awpr-pli.org.

Question reference: S3W-26037

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 preparatory engineering and construction work has been undertaken towards the delivery of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and how much it has cost.

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-26010

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 information Scottish ministers provided or made available to (a) objectors and (b) the public relating to the potential impact of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route on wildlife habitats, designated areas and protected species.

Information relating to the potential impact of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route on wildlife habitats, designated areas and protected species was made available in a number of reports, including those listed below.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Environmental Statement 2007:

http://awpr.co.uk/document_archive.asp?command=OpenFolder&folder=Environmental+Statement%5C&file=September+2007.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment for the River Dee SAC:

http://www.awpr-pli.org/document_library.asp?command=OpenFolder&folder=Documents%5CTransport+Scotland+Documents%5C&file=TS081.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Environmental Statement 2007 Additional Survey Report: Breeding Birds:

http://www.awpr-pli.org/downloads/Documents/Transport%20Scotland%20Documents/TS074.pdf.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Environmental Statement 2007 Additional Survey Report: Bats:

http://www.awpr-pli.org/downloads/Documents/Transport%20Scotland%20Documents/TS075.pdf.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Correspondence between Promoters and Consultees in relation to the Environmental Statement:

http://www.awpr-pli.org/downloads/Documents/Transport%20Scotland%20Documents/TS072.PDF.

The public local inquiry considered evidence in relation to the environmental aspects of the proposed scheme, including evidence in relation to matters included in the Environmental Statement produced in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999, as amended. The Scottish ministers are currently considering the public local inquiry reporters findings and recommendations prior to deciding whether or not to proceed with the scheme.

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-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.