http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: road motorway building - Recent Topics en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:56:15 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10141#post-109983 Thu, 09 May 2013 12:45:41 +0000 kaputnik 109983@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/3bn-plan-to-dual-a96-unveiled-1-2924922">Minister for Motorways Keith Broon today announces £3bn plan to dual A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen.</a></p> <p><em>PLANS to dual the remaining 86 miles of the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness at an expected cost of £3 billion were unveiled by transport minister Keith Brown today.</p> <p>The mammoth project is due to be completed by 2030 - just five years after a scheme to finish dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness, also costing £3bn.</p> <p>Together, they represent what could be the biggest building project in Scottish history and the equivalent of four Forth Replacement Crossings - which is itself putting a strain on the Scottish Government budget.</em></p> <p>Has there ever been such a road-crazed administration in Scotland as the current one since the 1960s? </p>