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james73 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: M74 Completion

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james73 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject:

M74 link hits new barrier

ANOTHER delay to the completion of the M74's missing link in Glasgow was
expected to be announced today by Finance Secretary John Swinney.

He was due to deliver the SNP's first Scottish Parliament budget and the
proposed motorway section was certain to be a casualty, with the blame
being put on a tighter spending round.

After persistent legal challenges from green groups, work on the stretch of
road was supposed to have started last year with a completion date of
September 2010.

That was delayed further by the courts and, after today's news, it's now
expected the date for completion will be in 2012 or even later.

The tendering process closed last Friday and, going by the previous
timetable, 2012 would be the earliest the road would be finished.

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AlanM · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject:

The only way I can think of it helping is that businesses like to be as close as possible to the motorway network and business parks will spring up at every junction so bringing jobs to the area.

In reality the businesses will be tempted by reduced rents to the new developments and move from their existing premises elsewhere and no new jobs will be created.
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Alex Glass · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

You just have to look at the transformation that has taken place in Pollok following the opening of the M77.

Sainsbury's were first to locate to the area. B&Q then moved closer to the motorway and built a larger facility. Silverburn which was originally intended to be a revamp of the old centre together with some new build at a total cost of £50 million became a £500 million transformation of the whole site.

Many new houses have been built within the area.

The location of the motorway was one of the main reasons why Glasgow Museum's Resource Centre was built in Nitshill and with phase 2 now almost complete there is talk of phase 3 being planned.

All this on the back of a motorway through a deprived community has went a long way to regenerating Pollok.
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falseface · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

we need another walk soon. Maybe a day over Christmas and new year
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Alex Glass · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject:

There are plenty of houses under £100,000 Scary. You just have to know were to look.

Not only has there been an increase in the number of private houses the old rented houses are being modernised. There is still lots of areas that need more investment but I think there is now pressure to have this done more that at anytime in the past.
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james73 · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

M74 link will be completed says Salmond

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has given a firm guarantee the missing M74 link
will be completed.

But he wouldn't say when.

Challenged by Shettleston MSP Frank McAveety at First Minister's Questions
over whether the Government remained committed to the project, Mr Salmond
gave a one-word answer: "Yes."

Mr McAveety said completing the motorway was the most important infrastructure
project for Scotland over the next 10 years "not just for economic growth" and, using
Mr Salmond's own words, to make the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
"the best ever."

And he warned it was too important to be left to "closed-doors" negotiations
with the SNP's two Green Party allies at Holyrood. They oppose the project.

Mr McAveety challenged the First Minister to show his commitment by having the
contract for it signed within the next 90 days.

He told Mr Salmond: "Unlike other developments this is a project made in Scotland,
to be constructed for Scotland for the benefit of Scotland."

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