Scottish Transport Secretary challenged to visit A96 amid calls for commitment to full dualling
Gordon and Buchan MP Harriet Cross has written to Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop ahead of the 2026-27 Budget, saying January’s announcement could be the difference between life or death on the A96 in Aberdeenshire. In her letter, Ms Cross has also urged the Scottish Government to commit to a new bypass for Inverurie after Transport […]
Scottish Government urged to speed up trunk roads upgrade
The Scottish Conservatives will press ministers to speed up work to upgrade key trunk roads around Scotland, including the the A75, A77 and A96. Russell Findlay’s party will also demand a guarantee that there be no further delays on the work to fully dual the A9, says the Inverness Courier. The Tories will use their […]
Scotland’s Transport Secretary reaffirms commitment to dualled A96
Transport Scotland has published a new report summarising public feedback from the consultation on options to improve the A96 corridor, as the country’s Transport Secretary says the “favoured position” is to fully dual it. The report has been passed to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop who will fully consider the feedback received along with the […]
Transport Scotland starts new consultation on dualling schemes
Transport Scotland has today launched a market consultation seeking the views of the construction industry and associated sectors to inform the A9 Dualling programme’s procurement approach to constructing the sections yet to be dualled between Perth and Inverness. The consultation is also seeking views on issues which will influence development of the procurement approach for […]
Moray Council pushes for fully dualled A96 in response to Transport Scotland review
Moray Council has responded to the A96 Corridor Review with a reiteration of its support for full dualling of the route from Inverness to Aberdeen. Following discussion at a full council meeting on Wednesday 19 January 2025, elected members approved a response to be submitted to the Transport Scotland consultation that runs until 21 February. In its […]
Campaigners press transport secretary Fiona Hyslop for talks over ‘dangerous’ A96/A920 junction
Community figures in Huntly have pushed Scotland’s transport secretary for a meeting about a “dangerous” A96 junction, amid claims a £400,000 safety scheme made “no material difference”. Grampian Online reports that last month Corporal David Thorne of RAF Lossiemouth died in a crash at the site near Tesco, which links the A96 and the A920 Dufftown Road. […]
Emails suggest A96 dualling pledge abandoned earlier than thought
It’s being claimed the promise to dual the A96 by 2030 was quietly dropped more than three years ago – even though officially the deadline hasn’t been dropped at all. The Northern Scot Newspaper in an exclusive report says it’s seen emails which show then-Transport Secretary Michael Matheson MSP, civil servants and Transport Scotland officials […]
Scottish Conservative leader criticises delays to A96 dualling plans
A year after the Scottish Government said it would reveal its plan for the under-threat A96 dualling project, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has called the delay “completely unacceptable”. The Inverness Courier newspaper says the outcome of the A96 Corridor Review had been promised to be published “by the end of 2022”, according to the […]
Scottish Transport Secretary vague over dualling timetables
The new Scottish Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan has failed to confirm if an expected update on dualling the A9 will include dates for the remaining sections waiting to be upgraded. The Press and Journal newspaper reports there is also little clarity about the A96 dualling timetable, after questions over the impact of a climate report. […]
Notorious A96 junction gets safety upgrade
A junction on the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness is getting new road signs and markings after 11 personal injury crashes were recorded along its stretch in just three years. Grampian online says the improvements at Colpy follow a campaign by local Conservative MSP Alexander Burnett, who wrote to the Scottish Government expressing fears over […]