McMillan comments on the A78 Transport Scotland Final Report

After the publication of the Amey produced report commissioned by Transport Scotland regarding the A78 at Inverkip, Stuart McMillan MSP (SNP) said:

"I would like to thank Transport Scotland and Amey for listening to the views of the many constituents who responded to my survey. It’s clear that we would not have progressed the issue this far if I hadn’t undertaken my survey in both Inverkip and Wemyss Bay and if I hadn’t received such an overwhelming response.

"It’s clear that Transport Scotland and Amey have now spent some time looking at this issue and the report highlights the variety of options that have been considered.

"I am naturally disappointed that Transport Scotland have decided to progress with Option 1 - the re-painting of the road markings, as compared to one of the other options. However, I fully appreciate that a detailed study has been undertaken, and based on the evidence to date; Option 1 is considered to be the preferred option.

"At our recent meeting, I did receive confirmation that Transport Scotland will continue to monitor the A78 at Inverkip. Furthermore, as the report states, any further development work, such as at the power station site, will obviously have an impact upon the A78, therefore the wider implications of development must be taken into consideration.

"As has previously been reported, I also undertook a consultation regarding the power station and it has been clear from the responses that the adverse traffic implications are a major concern.

"The issue of traffic management on the A78 will not go away once the work has been carried out by Transport Scotland, but I now look upon this as a starting point for future improvements.

"I would just like to reiterate my thanks to every resident who took part in my survey and to Transport Scotland for investigating the issue."