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News RoomThe A77 Safety Group press office offers a dedicated 24/7 service therefore if you are a journalist and have a press enquiry about the A77 in general or the work of the Group then please contact us on Tel: 0141 781 6995  September 08 | £11m safety improvement scheme
A vital improvement project that will boost safety on one of Ayrshire's key routes, the A77, has taken a significant step forward. The £11m A77 Symington and Bogend Toll fly-over scheme has reached the next stage of the statutory process today with the publication of the Draft Compulsory Purchase Order, the Draft Supplementary Road Orders and the Environmental Statement Addendum. The formal consultation period for these orders will last for 7 weeks, starting from 23 September 2008. The publication of these orders follows on from the Draft Road Orders and the Environmental Statement published in January 2007 and continued discussions with the relevant organisations, landowners and members of the public. Transport Scotland has carried out a number of minor amendments to the Scheme presented in January 2007 to resolve any outstanding issues with the project which have been raised during the initial consultation period. Ewan Borthwick, Transport Scotland's Project Manager said: "We realise this is an important scheme for Ayrshire communities and are pleased that we are moving forward through the statutory process following revisions to the Scheme. "We are committed to delivering this scheme that will invest £11m into the Ayrshire network to improve safety. Local people can formally have their say on this project, through our statutory consultation." This scheme also involves the closure of the central reserve gaps to improve safety along the route by prevent turning manoeuvres along a 4.5 mile (7.3km) section of the route The A77 carries approximately 34000 vehicles a day through this stretch and is not only a key link for Ayrshire communities but provides connections to and from Glasgow and further west via the M77. The consultation will close on 14 November 2008. Work is expected to begin on the Scheme in 2010 with the construction phase lasting approximately 12 months. Note to News Editors:
2. The A77 Symington & Bogend Toll Improvement Scheme is being developed to improve safety on the A77 trunk road by providing grade separated junctions at Symington and Bogend Toll. This will allow the existing gaps in the central reserve to be closed between Bogend Toll and Dutch House roundabout on the A77.3. Draft Road Orders and an Environmental Statement for the scheme were published in January 2007.4. The estimated cost of the scheme will be between £9.5 and £11 million
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