A9 dualling review ruled out

Scotland’s Transport Secretary says there has not, and will not be, a formal internal review into why the A9 will not be dualled by the original 2025 timetable. Mairi McAllan, the SNP Transport, New Zero and Just Transition Secretary confirmed no such review has taken place after being questioned by fellow SNP MSP, Fergus Ewing. […]

SNP politician calls for Transport Scotland to open Inverness office

The Scottish Nationalist Member of the Scottish Parliament, Fergus Ewing, says that with planned building works to take place in the northeast of the country, “it makes no sense” for Transport Scotland staff to travel 168 miles from Edinburgh to Inverness and back to work on projects. Writing in the Herald Newspaper, Mr Ewing says […]

SNP MP demands A9 “transparency”

The Scottish Nationalist Party MP Fergus Ewing is demanding his own government hands over important documents linked to the delayed dualling of the A9. The Scottish Daily Express quotes Mr Ewing calling for more transparency over its failure to deliver the road scheme, saying it would hand over papers “if it has nothing to hide”. […]