The Scottish Executive have decided to go ahead with the M74 Northern Extension, a 6-lane elevated motorway through the southern suburbs of Glasgow, despite a recommendation from the Public Local Inquiry that the road should not be built.

The M74 Northern Extension, costing up to £1 billion would be Scotland’s most expensive transport project. Plans show a road raised on 40 feet concrete stilts for parts of its journey from Carmyle in the east to Kingston in the city centre.

JAM74 is calling for a halt to the road plans and for a comprehensive study of all transport options for the area. There has yet to be any independent research on alternative transport options or the effects of the motorway on communities and the environment.

JAM74 is a coalition of community, environmental and sustainable transport groups. Our belief is that the M74 is a hangover from 1960s-style road planning which will cause further pollution, health problems, community breakdown and won’t free up traffic or bring the jobs that are promised.