The exhibitions will feature display boards showing the proposed line of the new road from Fullarton Road to the West of Kingston, together with landscaping proposals and mitigation measures for dealing with contaminated land. For those of you wanting to see it all on the Internet just click here for a virtual reality tour.

Welcoming the exhibitions, Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Lewis Macdonald said: "I want everyone affected by the scheme or with an interest in it to be fully aware of how the proposals for the road are developing. The exhibitions running next week in Glasgow and Rutherglen provide an early opportunity for people to see how the road proposals are developing, before they are finalised”.

"For the first time for a major road scheme of this sort, a virtual reality model will be available. This will give people a much more realistic idea of how the new road will look once completed and how it will fit into the surrounding environment”.

"Two information leaflets will also be available. One explains the developing road proposals in more detail. The other outlines the statutory process which starts next Spring to take the scheme forward. I hope that as many people as possible will visit the exhibitions next week."

The M74 Completion project is being taken forward in partnership between the Scottish Executive and Glasgow City, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Councils. The proposed route is a development of the line announced by Ministers and the 3 Councils in January 2001. Following the public exhibitions the proposed line of the road will be confirmed with the publication of draft road and compulsory purchase orders in Spring 2003.