Business leaders in Lochaber have called for urgent investment to improve Scotland's second longest trunk road.
They said stretches of the A82 were unsafe and accidents over the years had resulted in lengthy closures and long diversions.Since 2007 Transport Scotland said more than £190m had been spent on the A82, which stretches for more than 170 miles from Inverness to Glasgow.Frazer Coupland, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce chief executive, said west Highland residents and businesses, along with visitors to the area, relied on the A82.
The A82 links Inverness with central Scotland via Fort William and passes through Glen Coe, Rannoch Moor and Loch Lomond.showed that between 2018 and 2021 there were 22 fatal accidents on the A82 - the highest number for Scottish trunk roads. The A82 had the third highest number of non-fatal accidents - 215 - with 257 on the A9 and 403 on the M8.A spokesperson said a review of collisions on the trunk road network was carried out every year to identify where resources could be targeted to reduce casualties.Caley Thistle player says contract ended while awaiting surgery
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