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The Latest Breaking News from A9

Highlanders 'on our ninth life' as FM faces demands to speed up A9 dualling

THE First Minister has been told to accelerate plans to make Scotland’s most dangerous road a dual carriageway to “save lives”.

The National (Scotland)

Motorists on A9 faced 'shocking' two-hour delays due to roadworks north of Perth

A contraflow is currently in place from Luncarty to Inveralmond but a range of factors on Friday exacerbated the situation

Daily Record

New A9 road sign which misspells Perthshire village is to be replaced

Perth and Kinross Council has apologised for the blunder with BEAR Scotland - who also installed two other inaccurate signs involving the county - working to make amends

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Old Plean residents call for 20mph speed limit

Petition to reduce speeding on A9 currently has 120 signatures.

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Two people taken to hospital after rush hour collision partially closes A9

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the A9.

The National (Scotland)

Boozed-up driver crashed into parked police car on A9

Shafeer Rishad pled guilty to a drink-driving charge that happened on January 26.

Daily Record

Heart-stopping moment dog leaps in front of car on A9 before sprinting up busy road

The horrifying incident unfolded near Inveralmond Roundabout in Perth on Thursday afternoon when the pooch appeared from a wooded area at the side of the carriageway.

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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.

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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

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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Daily Record

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

The Independent UK

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

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

The National (Scotland)

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.

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Edinburgh Live

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.

Daily Record

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.

Insider UK

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

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

Daily Record

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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