| Comment | I disagree a little bit with what you say here. Slightly.
The problem isn't that the idea of covering the M8 comes round every few years without going anywhere. The council does seem to have a well formed plan/project to cover *an extremely small section* of the M8, at Charing Cross.
It needs to be funded, probably through a mix of City Deal, Transport Scotland and other Scottish Govt block funds. I heard they were even applying to the UK's "levelling up fund" for it (not the only project the council is seeking funding from these sources for it has to be said). The council routinely publicises ongoing projects they're seeking funding for, and sometimes, various media will pick up on existing projects as they're discussed at council committee meetings (as the Charing Cross cap plan has been recently).
They clearly have a solid ambition for this small section of M8 next to Charing Cross to be capped.
The problem is that's the extent of the plan! It's a tiny cap, covering little more than a city block. And a real worry I have is that when it's done, the council (and potential funders for even more extensive capping of the M8) will say: "Nah, that's done. We fixed the M8. We don't need to look at that for another 80 years. etc." |
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