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The Latest Breaking News from A9

Tayside roads policing inspector believes dualling the A9 would save lives

The matter was raised during a road safety presentation at a Perth and Kinross Council committee meeting

Daily Record

'Whisky lorry' bursts into flames on A9 causing 13 mile diversion

Firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours, calling on police to assist with a 13-mile diversion an hour after arriving on the scene.

Daily Record

Calls for more road planning after tanker fire closed A9 north of Dunblane

Diversions were in place as the main trunk route was closed northbound and southbound.

Daily Record

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Calls for Scottish Government to overturn decision to halt new slip road plans on Perthshire A9

Perth and Kinross Council’s planning committee backed a recommendation from officials last November to refuse a joint application from Muir Homes and Stewart Milne Homes to make the changes at Auchterarder

Daily Record

Forbes pledges timetable to dual A9 by June

Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said last month the 2025 deadline to dual the road between Inverness and Perth was ‘simply unachievable’.

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes pledges to get A9 dualled as quickly as possible

KATE Forbes has pledged to publish a revised timetable for dualling of the A9 if she is elected First Minister.

The National (Scotland)

Perthshire MSP calls for parliamentary inquiry into lack of progress on A9 Dualling Project

Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife representative Murdo Fraser spoke out after a motion was passed to set out a revised timescale for completion of the £3 billion programme

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SNP MP accuses Ash Regan of 'trying to look like an opposition politician'

Glasgow South MP Stewart McDonald hit out at Regan for posing with an Inverness Courier front page which said 'RIP SNP Promise of dualling A9 by 2025.'

Daily Record

SNP leadership contender Ash Regan apologises 'on behalf' of her party to Highlands over A9

Regan said the latest delay to dualling the A9 amounted to dropping the ball

Daily Record

Regan apologises ‘on behalf of SNP’ to Highlands over A9

The latest delay, Ash Regan said, was a ‘total drop of the ball’.

The Independent UK

Ash Regan apologises for SNP's A9 'failures' as she pledges to deliver project

ASH Regan apologised on behalf of the SNP for “backtracking” on the deadline for delivering a “crucial” infrastructure project.

The National (Scotland)

American tourist and mum-of-three died during Outlander filming tour in Scotland

Katie Bastion-Strong, 46, her brother Jared Bastion, 45, and mum Mary-Lou Mauch, 75, were touring Scotland to check out filming sites for Outlander when their car crashed.

Edinburgh Live

Husband whose wife died in killer A9 crash tells of horror over 'years long' wait for road upgrade

Chris Strong lost wife Katie, along with her mother and brother, in smash while they toured Outlander filming sites in Scotland.

Daily Record

A9 dualling work bid business ‘astounded’ at minister’s statement

Minister claims it could take until 2050 to fully dual the road

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Pensioner killed in horror crash with HGV on A9 named as tributes paid

Jane Bannochie, 77, was driving her silver Vauxhall Astra on Thursday night when she was involved in a collision with a blue Volvo HGV.

Daily Record

Pensioner dies after A9 horror crash with HGV on Scots road

A 77 year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the A9.

Daily Record

Perthshire community action groups call for "safe and effective" junctions following A9 dualling announcement

MSP Mark Ruskell said "we must invest in genuine road safety improvements to protect lives across Scotland"

Insider UK

Minister admits A9 dualling deadline ‘unachievable’ after latest delay

Only one tender was submitted for a particular stretch of road expansion - and at a 'significantly higher' cost than anticipated

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The National (Scotland)

A9 dualling by 2025 'simply unachievable' and will be delayed transport minister says

In a statement to Holyrood on Wednesday, the transport minister said the commitment to the dualling programme remains "absolute".

The National (Scotland)

A9 closed in both directions following three-vehicle crash

THE A9 has been closed in both directions following a serious collision.

Daily Record

Pedestrian killed in A9 crash named as officers appeal for dashcam footage

John Stanley Lewis, also known as Cameron, passed away after being hit by a motor on the southbound carriageway between Inveralmond and Broxden roundabouts.

Daily Record

Police arrest two men after drugs valued at over £150k found in routine stop on A9 near Perth

The driver and passenger, both from the Manchester area, were due to appear at Perth Sheriff Court on Thursday

Daily Record

Police appeal for dashcam footage after pedestrian hit and killed by car on A9 near Perth

The 42-year-old was on foot at the time and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene

The National (Scotland)

Pedestrian killed following crash on A9 near roundabout

A 42-YEAR-OLD man has died after he was struck by a car in Perth.

Daily Record

Man, 42, dead after being struck by car on busy Scots road

The incident happened around 1.30pm on Wednesday, 25 January on the A9 southbound carriageway between the Inveralmond and Broxden roundabouts.

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