£500m PPP road scheme under threat from ECJ

The proposed £500m PPP extension of the M74 motorway through South Lanarkshire and Glasgow could be under threat from a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Much of the land on the planned additional route of the M74 has been contaminated by chromium dumps buried
underground.
However, Europe has now ruled that all such land must be classified as hazardous and would require an extensive clean-up operation before work could start on the scheme, adding substantially to the costs of the project.
Scottish Executive lawyers are studying the ECJ ruling.
The Executive's Environment and Rural Development Department refused to comment on the claims.
Invitations to tender were expected to be issued this autumn with construction starting towards the end of
next year.