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From the late 1960s onward, the A74 underwent a process of gradual conversion to motorway standard. The original section of the M74 ran from Uddingston in the south eastern outskirts of Glasgow to Motherwell in the Clyde Valley. The motorway section now extends to Gretna at the Anglo-Scottish border, and was extended northwards in 1992 as far as the Glasgow suburb of Tollcross . The parallel road which was the A74 has been downgraded in two sections as the B7076 and B7078. GLASWEGIAN SECTION The small remnants of the original A74 remain in the south eastern suburbs of Glasgow, between the M74's current northern terminus at Tollcross and the city centre. There are plans to extend the M74 all the way into the city centre by 2008 , which is likely to result in a downgrading of this section. THE "CUMBERLAND GAP" To many residents in the north of England, the ''Cumberland Gap'' represents the six miles of A74 between the northern terminus of the M6 at Carlisle , and the south end of the A74(M) at the Scottish border. After years of political battles between the English Highways Agency and the Scottish Executive , followed by a lengthy design and public enquiry phase, approval to build a 6 mile long extension to the M6 was granted in March 2006 . This will be a mixture of new road and on-line upgrade of the existing A74. It is expected that by 2009, the M6 will terminate at Gretna with segments of the original A74 road being converted to an all-purpose road running alongside. However it has not yet been confirmed if the A74(M) will be renamed M6 as originally planned in the 1990s - an issue which will surely resurface given that the original A74(M) upgrade was equipped with road signs which could be easily converted to show "M6". FATAL ACCIDENT In December 2004, a serious accident took place on this stretch of road, severing one of the main links between England and Scotland for 29 hours. Local newspaper coverage can be found at Cumberland News EXTERNAL LINKS
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