A75 Hardgrove Project

Project Summary: 
This project involves the construction of a new 3.6 kilometre stretch of the A75, between Carrutherstown and Upper Mains Farm in Dumfries and Galloway, providing improved overtaking facilities in both the east and westbound directions.

Project benefits
The scheme is needed to:

  • Improve the operational performance, level service and safety on the A75 
  • Improve and increase the number of overtaking opportunities 
  • Incorporate the needs of cyclist and pedestrians 
  • Maintain the asset value of the A75, mitigate environmental impacts of works 
  • Achieve good value for money.

Public Exhibition
A public exhibition was held on 1 July 2008.

Status
These details are available from the programme document

Impact on travel
As most of the construction work will be off-line, traffic management will only be required at the tie-ins. The contractor will be required to produce a traffic management plan to demonstrate that delays will be kept to a minimum. 

Traffic management
Traffic Management requirements shall be minimal. It is predicted there will only be the need to restrict flow of traffic when the tie-ins are undertaken. This will be considered further when the detailed design is undertaken.

Environmental impact
Numerous surveys have been undertaken. The environmental impacts of the new alignment have been identified, for mitigation, in the Environmental Statement which was published on 27 June 2008. Previous surveys have shown that protected species populate the area. 

Documents
Draft Orders and an Environmental Statement for the proposed scheme were published on 27 June 2008, namely:

Following the formal consultation period, the Orders as made were published on 23 October 2009:

Copies of the Environmental Statement can also be obtained from Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow G4 0HF at a charge of £150 for a hard copy or £10 for the CD.  Requests for further information about the project may be sent to the same address.

A copy of the Environmental Statement is also available on Transport Scotland’s website, see above link. 

Contact
For more information please contact-

Major Transport Infrastructure Projects (MTRIPS)
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF

Telephone: 0141 272 7100
Email:info@transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk