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A bypass was built as one of Scotland's first motorways, the M74, from Draffan to Maryville, north of Uddingston, completed by 1969. [3] Junctions were originally numbered from south to north, which was the normal convention at the time numbers increasing going away from London, as there were no plans to extend the motorway.
Another improvement opened in Autumn 2006, the upgraded Whitletts roundabout [7] with traffic lights and spiral lanes. Climbing lanes were added at Haggstone and Drummuckloch and a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) stretch was straightened north of nearby Glenapp in autumn 2008. [8] In 2011 a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) stretch was widened from Park End to Bennane. [9]
Leaving Perth, the A93 continues through the planned 19th-century village of Guildtown before crossing the River Isla and passing the Meikleour Beech Hedges. 5 miles (8 km) north lies Blairgowrie and Rattray, the largest town in Perth and Kinross, where the road crosses the River Ericht. 6 miles (9.7 km) up Glenericht it reaches the little village of Bridge of Cally and begins the long climb ...
This spur ended at the single carriageway A8000 road 2 miles (3.2 km) short of the bridge, but was extended in September 2007 to meet the A90 at Scotstoun. [ 5 ] The road shares space with 1 mile (1.6 km) of the M876 en route to the Kincardine Bridge east of Stenhousemuir , at this point the motorway has 3 lanes in each direction, making it the ...
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport by passenger numbers, with over 14.4 million passengers in 2023 [29] Barra Airport is the only airport in the world to use a tidal beach as its runway Loganair is branded as Scotland's Airline. Air transport in Scotland is responsible for 0.3% of Scottish Gross Value Added (GVA) (roughly £400 ...
The Kinross and Milnathort Bypass, the 8-mile (13 km) section of the M90 between Fruix and Arlary, was the first motorway in Britain to be constructed using concrete pavements that were not reinforced. [10]
Continuing west, it bypasses Renfrew and Paisley (carrying traffic directly over what was the main runway at Renfrew Airport, closed in 1966) before serving Glasgow International Airport, running to the south of Erskine, and terminating at Langbank, around 10 miles (16 km) east of Greenock.
Numbered roads in the UK are signed as M (Motorway), A, [12] or B [12] roads (legal "classification" varies between countries), as well as various categories of more minor roads: for internal purposes, local authorities may also use C, [13] D [citation needed] and U [13] (the letter standing for "Unclassified"); use of C and U numbers on signs is unusual but examples can be found in all four ...