From Scottish Government web site (on 080212) here;
Details of how new budget allocations will be spent were unveiled by Finance Secretary John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.
The specific transport strand of the announcement represents a package of almost £72 million aimed at improving journey times, relieving congestion and making Scotland’s roads even safer.
The Highlands
- Over £12 million funding for Highland road projects
- New funding to take forward design work to complete the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness and upgrade the A82
Transport Minister Keith Brown said:
"This significant funding boost is further evidence of our determination to use all the levers at our disposal to create and safeguard jobs. The allocation of these budgets will help deliver our transport priorities at a national and local level. The dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness by 2025, along with our plans to dual the A96, will mean that by 2030 all Scotland’s cities will be connected by a high quality and high capacity transport network.
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