Upgrading the A75 has made the cut in a report into upgrading Scotland’s transport infrastructure. But there has been criticism that there has been no firm commitment as to when the work included in the second version of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Transport Review will be carried out.
The final version of the report has been published following a series of consultations on a draft version that was released earlier this year.
More than 40 recommendations are included, with one in particular calling for upgrades to accessing Stranraer and the port at Cairnryan.
This would involve improvements on both the A75 and A77, with Springholm, Crocketford and Cuckoo Bridge in Dumfries among places where work is needed.
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