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Higher accident rates on dualled A9 sections raise questions on upgrade

Rhodri Clark
24 April 2024
 

Accident rates in 2023 were higher on dual carriageway sections of the A9 than on the non-dualled sections, raising fresh questions about value for money where expensive and protracted dualling schemes are the official response to safety issues.

The main political parties in Scotland, including the ruling SNP, regard dualling the remaining 83 miles of A9 single carriageway as vital to improving the road’s poor safety record. In 2022 there was a spate of serious accidents, predominantly on...

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