HIGHLANDS and Islands MSP John Finnie has called for early action to upgrade Lochaber’s transport infrastructure after a summer of gridlock and disruption on the roads.
Following complaints from constituents about delays on the A82 in and out of Fort William and the recent problems with the Corran Ferry, Mr Finnie has sought a meeting with Transport Minister Humza Yousaf to discuss the issues.
Mr Finnie said: ‘The Scottish Government and all my Highland Parliamentary colleagues support £6 billion being spent on dualling the A9 and A96; £70m on a link road in Inverness and £50 million for a flyover at the Kessock Bridge – huge sums that do nothing to assist Lochaber constituents spending 40 minutes getting in and out of the Fort or residents in Ardnamurchan forced to take a lengthy detour around the lochs.