Summary
THE controversial pounds-500 million plan to extend the M74 into Glasgow has been delayed for at least a year because of legal action launched by community groups and environmentalists.
The Scottish Executive says that work on the first phase of the motorway will not start until June 2007. The estimated completion date for the extension has been put back from the end of 2008 to the end of 2009.See the full content of this document
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Legal Action Delays Extension of M74 for Another 12 Months
The news has delighted the anti-motorway groups, but prompted fierce attacks from supporters of the M74 extension. One of the road's main backers, Glasgow City Council, described the delay as "...
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