Local campaigners say they are living are in constant fear of the next crash on the A9.
Concerns over safety on the A9 - which is Scotland's longest road, running for 230 miles from Scrabster, near Thurso, to Dunblane, near Stirling - date back decades.
The A9 Dual Action Group campaign has called for a revised timetable and detailed plans for all the outstanding sections - and a renewed commitment to the project being completed by 2025. In October 2014, a network of average speed cameras was introduced in an effort to reduce casualty numbers while work continued on the dualling programme.In 2022, 13 people have died in eight fatal accidents between Inverness and Perth.
A new £9.6m stretch of the A9 was opened at Berriedale Braes in 2020 to overcome a challenging hairpin bend, but Mr Reiss said local communities would welcome upgrades to the road just north of Brora - around Portgower - also between Newport and Dunbeath and at the Cambusavie bends.Transport Scotland said £95,000 would be invested in further A9 safety schemes over the next four months between Inverness and Perth, including enhanced signs and road marking at key locations.
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