IF UPGRADING 80 miles of the A9 goes to plan it will cost the Scottish Government £3 billion by 2025.
A permanent fix for the beleaguered Rest and Be Thankful could probably be achieved for a fraction of that sum. It is a miracle noone has been killed by each winter’s A83 landslides – but what cost a life?
Drivers constantly moan about the A9 but most of the accidents and deaths on that road are not due to poor engineering and stickingplaster solutions. Accidents there are often due to errors, speed and overtaking.