Scotland gets 拢66 million transport boost as part of record Spending Review settlement
Today (25 July) the Chancellor will visit Paisley to announce 拢66 million of investment in Scottish transport.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces millions for West of Scotland transport links and extra funding to explore upgrades to the A75.
- Investment follows the Industrial Strategy which boosted Advanced Manufacturing clusters and the Spending Review which delivered a record settlement for Scottish public services.
- Funding is part of 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 plan to invest in the economy right across the UK.
The investment will help workers access jobs in high growth sectors supercharged by the government바카라 사이트檚 modern Industrial Strategy and Spending Review.
The UK 바카라 사이트 is boosting investment across Scotland through two investment zones and multiple industrial sites from the North East of Scotland Investment Zone to the Prestwick Aerospace Cluster.
This 拢66 million will work alongside these investments to fund three Scottish transport schemes and create direct links between towns and economic hubs in the West of Scotland. 聽
Renfrewshire Council will get 拢38.7 million to link Paisley town centre with Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and Glasgow Airport. New walking, cycling, bus and car links will be built so local people can benefit from the growth of high value manufacturing in Renfrewshire.聽
Another 拢23.7 million will be given to North Ayrshire Council to upgrade the B714. This upgrade will see a much faster route between the Three Towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston to Glasgow, and cut traffic in Kilwinning. The Chancellor prioritised finding this cash during last month바카라 사이트檚 Spending Review, which also saw billions invested in Scotland바카라 사이트檚 growth sectors.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves said:
We바카라 사이트檙e pledging billions to back Scottish jobs, industry and renewal - that바카라 사이트檚 why we바카라 사이트檙e investing in the major transport projects, including exploring upgrades to the A75, that local communities have been calling for.
Whilst previous governments oversaw over a decade of decline of our transport infrastructure, we바카라 사이트檙e investing in Britain바카라 사이트檚 renewal. This 拢66 million investment is exactly what our Plan for Change is about, investing in what matters to you in the places that you live.
Meanwhile, the Scottish 바카라 사이트 will be given an extra 拢3.45 million to suggest upgrades to the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.聽 The key road, which links the Cairnryan port serving Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK, is vital to UK connectivity and growing the economy. This new money comes on top of the up-to-拢5 million announced at the Chancellor바카라 사이트檚 Autumn Budget 2024.聽
As part of a wider investment strategy in Scotland the Spending Review saw around 拢200 million committed to the Acorn Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage project, subject to business cases, and 拢8.3 billion confirmed for Great British Energy, strengthening Scotland바카라 사이트檚 position as the home of the UK바카라 사이트檚 clean energy revolution.바카라 사이트�
A multi-decade, multi-billion project to secure jobs at HM Naval Base Clyde was also kickstarted with an initial 拢250 million investment.
Whilst in Scotland the Chancellor will also visit the Edinburgh Supercomputer, which will receive up to 拢750 million in UK 바카라 사이트 funding, later on Friday. The funding, announced during the Chancellor바카라 사이트檚 Spending Review will ensure that Scotland becomes home to the UK바카라 사이트檚 most powerful Supercomputer, supporting Scottish research and development, and industry.
The Spending Review delivered a record settlement for Scottish public services, with the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 largest settlement, in real terms, since devolution in 1998. Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 settlement is growing in real terms between 2024-25 and 2028-29. This translates into an average of 拢50.9 billion per year between 2026-27 and 2028-29.
Scotland Secretary, Ian Murray, said:
This 拢66 million investment in Scotland바카라 사이트檚 roads demonstrates the UK 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 commitment to improving infrastructure and driving economic growth in all parts of the UK as part of our Plan for Change. This investment will make a real difference to people바카라 사이트檚 daily lives and to the local economies of the South of Scotland, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.
New road links will connect Paisley town centre with Glasgow Airport and the new advanced manufacturing innovation district, to boost high value manufacturing in Renfrewshire. The upgrade to the B714 will speed up journeys between Glasgow and the three towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston, as well as cutting traffic in Kilwinning. And the A75 is strategically important just not within but beyond Scotland. Its upgrading is long overdue. I am pleased that the UK 바카라 사이트 has stepped up to fund the delivery of the A75 feasibility study in full.
This investment is yet another example of how the UK 바카라 사이트 is building the foundations for a stronger, more prosperous future that benefits communities right across Scotland.
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- As strategic roads in Scotland are the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 responsibility, any future upgrades to the A75 will be funded from the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 block grant.聽
- The Ayrshire and Renfrewshire projects are part of a 拢378m UK-wide Levelling Up聽Fund cash boost, upgrading transport links across Britain, which will also be announced today.
- Building work on the LUF projects will be able to start as final business cases are given the green light by the Department for Transport.