Road safety expert fears Greens could prevent A9 dualling
Neil Greig, policy director at Road Smart, has demanded 'urgent action' on the A9 after a 'huge spike' in crashes.
Neil Greig, policy director at Road Smart, has demanded 'urgent action' on the A9 after a 'huge spike' in crashes.
Anger is growing over delays to dualling the trunk road between Perth and Inverness.
The first minister was told people from Perthshire to the Highlands 'are scathing' at the government's record when it comes to the road.
New SNP transport chief Fiona Hyslop was given a major wake-up call on her first day in the job.
An industry group claimed government agency Transport Scotland is 'worst in UK' to deal with, and attacked 'glacial' progress over the promised A9 upgrade between Perth and Inverness.
The A9 dualling project was a vote-winner for the SNP in 2007. But progress has been glacial and the death toll keeps mounting.