Civil engineers say they knew for years A9 dualling target would be missed
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association in Scotland is due to give evidence over the A9 dualling project, as part of a petition calling for details of the revised timetable for the project. The industry body has called the dualling work so far “glacial”, saying that and engineers had long known the project was progressing too slowly […]
Transport Scotland works on procurement for new A9 project
Transport Scotland has announced it is moving ahead with industry engagement ahead of the new procurement for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy contract. Following the announcement on 8 February that a new procurement would be launched for the section, Transport Scotland officials have been working at pace to update contracts in preparation for the […]
Councillors call for A9 parliamentary enquiry
Councillors at The Highland Council in Scotland have agreed a joint motion deploring the decision of the Scottish Government to delay the dualling of the A9. They say the “horrendous” spate of accidents and resultant fatalities on the single carriageway sections of the road has brought misery to families from across the country and beyond its […]
SNP leadership hopeful promises action on A9 dualling
One of the MSPs in the running to become Scotland’s First Minister is promising to publish a revised timetable for the dualling of the A9 road by June this year if she’s elected to the job. The Press and Journal says Kate Forbes warns failure to do so could result in a completion date of […]
Scottish transport minister apologises for A9 upgrade delays
Scotland’s transport minister Jenny Gilruth has apologised for her Government’s failure to realise its promise to dual the A9 by its 2025 deadline. In an exclusive interview with Highland News & Media, Ms Gilruth said: “I recognise the frustration here and I do apologise to the communities in the north of Scotland, it should have […]
A9 dualling target date to be missed as Scottish Government sets out new plans
The Scottish Government has admitted its plans to turn the A9 into a dual carriageway by 2025 will not be achieved, as it set out its plans for dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness. However it has reiterated its “unwavering commitment to deliver the benefits of the completed programme” despite what it calls “significant […]
A9 dualling “challenging” – Minister
Scottish Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth says turning the A9 into a dual carriageway by 2025 remains “challenging” as pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to deliver rapid improvements over rising road deaths. 13 people have died on the 112-mile stretch between Perth and Inverness since July, which is the section due to be dualled. The […]
Right turns banned at dangerous A9 junction
Essential safety improvements will take place from Sunday at the A9/B9161 junction at Munlochy in the Scottish Highlands. On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out works to prohibit the right turn manoeuvre northwards from the B9161 road onto the A9 northbound carriageway to Tore. Highland Council have made a legal order […]
Transport Scotland gives A9 safety update
Scotland’s Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth, has chaired the latest meeting of the A9 Safety Group in Pitlochry. Following several recent fatalities, partner organisations have again convened to consider any short-term interventions which can be made for the route in advance of dualling works. During the meeting, the Minister for Transport confirmed existing proposals totalling […]
MSP presses for A9 dualling meeting
A Highlands and Islands Labour MSP has called again for a meeting with Scotland’s Transport Minister to press for urgent progress on the dualling of the A9. Reacting to eight deaths in three months on a 25-mile stretch of the road, the Strathspey and Badenoch Herald quotes Rhoda Grant as saying, “I continue to have […]