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<title>CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum &#187; Topic: Is dualling the A9 really that bad?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:05:30 +0000</pubDate>

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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62;John Swinney &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;…&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;And he blamed the trams for the slow progress on the dualling of the A9 between central Scotland and the Highlands, saying the funding of Edinburgh’s original tram project took money away from the road scheme. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/holyrood-elections-2026-john-swinney-on-edinburghs-new-tramline-reopening-the-south-sub-and-snp-seats-at-risk-8498759&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/holyrood-elections-2026-john-swinney-on-edinburghs-new-tramline-reopening-the-south-sub-and-snp-seats-at-risk-8498759&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;If those figures are correct they are talking about building 50 homes a year on average.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;A9 may be getting a new junction. All go at Perth West.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;blockquote&#62;THE £500 million Perth West development masterplan has been unanimously approved by councillors this week.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) expects to be the first developer on site next year with the construction of an A9 underpass to the site from Tweed Place and employment land, marking the start of a city expansion that could last 30 years.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Moving the plans for approval on Wednesday, April 23, Economy and Infrastructure Committee convener Grant Laing asked that concerns about traffic and water management be fully addressed.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;While the masterplan and planning permission in principle has been agreed, each part of the development will require separate detailed planning applications for approval.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;The masterplan includes the Perth Eco-Innovation Business Park, a bus depot, a hydrogen fuelling/electric charging centre, the Perth Innovation&#60;br /&#62;
Highway, up to 1500 homes, business units, shops, hotels, food and drinks outlets, a primary school potentially with sports pitches, a healthcare centre and a heritage park.&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/blockquote&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.thenational.scot/news/26048742.500-million-perth-town-masterplan-unanimously-approved-councillors/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.thenational.scot/news/26048742.500-million-perth-town-masterplan-unanimously-approved-councillors/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Modern life in Scotland is so retro now. In the past there would have been a public transport and non driving element. Edinburgh can hardly talk though as the West Craig development has yet to build a direct path to Edinburgh Gateway station.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.thenational.scot/news/25997025.public-local-inquiry-launched-proposed-a9-dualling/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.thenational.scot/news/25997025.public-local-inquiry-launched-proposed-a9-dualling/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;More money could be spent on bypassing Dunkeld station than on the Highland railway? Really no need to have such complex infrastructure. The A90 operates with a lot less.
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;LibDem party political broadcast this week led with A9.&#60;br /&#62;
Leader Alex Cole Hamilton in his Ford Mustang heading north and meeting people.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a href=&#34;https://youtu.be/LAih0M1UgMg?si=ZqXcbjuXOVtvnKk0&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://youtu.be/LAih0M1UgMg?si=ZqXcbjuXOVtvnKk0&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The LibDems have supported rail improvements in past but the 'must dual the A9 mantra' is actually accepted as a normal view by every party at Holyrood except the Greens.&#60;br /&#62;
Since that video was made extra bus journeys are now on the A9 corridor. Unlike single track rail it's possible to run a bus every hour on even the existing road. Flix/CityLink/Ember can do the journey as fast as 3 hours and 22 minutes but often over 4 hours.&#60;br /&#62;
Railway could offer an hourly service if some sections of track were doubled at a relatively modest cost.
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/54763541885/in/datetaken/&#34; title=&#34;A90 junction with Riverside Drive Dundee - remodelled&#34;&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54763541885_336148a78d.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;A90 junction with Riverside Drive Dundee - remodelled&#34; /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cycled through Dundee on Monday. The infamous Swallow Roundabout has now been remodelled to include a safe cycle crossing to take you on small roads up to Newtyle and towards Blairgowrie. Not bad at all.&#60;br /&#62;
If the A90 can cope with a level grade light controlled junction then maybe some of the flyovers planned for A9 could be replaced with this approach? Took six months to build.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;30 minute Eòrpa special on the A9.&#60;br /&#62;
Usual arguments but some in Gaelic with subtitles. Worth it to see the massive works at Tomatin. Just imagine if some of that was used on the single track railway.&#60;br /&#62;
Warning: this episode contains Fergus Ewing. ;-)&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hq3h/eorpa-series-33-7-the-a9&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hq3h/eorpa-series-33-7-the-a9&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;br /&#62;
The Scottish Government is poised to use a Welsh Government initiative using private funding to help pay for dualling the A9 &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://archive.ph/2025.08.30-085334/https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/john-swinney-snp-capital-budget-private-sector-funding-5294900&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://archive.ph/2025.08.30-085334/https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/john-swinney-snp-capital-budget-private-sector-funding-5294900&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The work to dual the remaining single-carriageway sections was originally due to be finished by 2025 - but that deadline has slipped by a decade to 2035. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70xn6pnx0go&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70xn6pnx0go&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Local taxi driver is going to be hampered by dualling road works south of Pitlochry. While drivers want the improved road the next set of works will increase journey times.&#60;br /&#62;
Popular taxi journeys are to Edinburgh Airport (US or Quatar / Emirates customers don't flinch as taxi can make the airport in an hour and twenty minutes while staying inside speed limit). Now these journeys will take longer for maybe two years. Life is full of contradictions! Knock on effect is he'll be less available for local journeys.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@Tulyar - the queue going towards Inverness took 20 mins of stop start. On return we sailed through following a convoy of HGVs heading south. They set the speed to Pitlochry. One car did manage to move a few spaces up but average speed cameras do calm things mainly.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;From a public transport point of view the dualling projects will ensure that drive times will often take longer than a train. Drivers can't expect endless A9 roadworks not to cause delays and frustration.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The NCN diversion bit was near Tomatin at the huge works to manage drainage of expanded tarmac. Looked passable if a bit rough. Gravel bike ready!
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@laidback &#34;Had to pass Tomatin twice?&#34; Queues?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I first went up A9 in early 1960's, which was then pretty un'improved'&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Moving to work there with BR we were just commissioning the brilliantly economical capacity improvements, which added 4 new passing loops, strategically placed on the regulated system, so that along with the existing stations (with passing loops) trains heading North/South would neatly manage to arrive at a passing loop to cross, leaving much of the line single, including the viaducts - built for double track but remaining single track&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;At a midway point there's a 23 mile 'dynamic loop' with intermediate block sections (Auto) so that trains can fire over Druimoachdair and pass, plus 2 trains chugging through the loop in same direction, this was doubled around early 1900's but reduced back to single track until 1980s capacity restoration&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Curious note on NCN7 - which bit? &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I made the case in late 1990's that with the cast away bits of the old A9 and the bits of the improved A9 chopped off when the dual carriageway bits were added through Killicrankie and from Dalnaspidal to the summit, plus a huge straight chunk of Wade's original road about 60% of a cycle route was in place by using the bits of abandoned road even bits built barely 30 years ago, whilst the railway has been there for over 150 years, and apart from the double track, especially for the South section to Stanley the capacity of the whole line was managed by the single track, loops and 3 routes North of Aviemore &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Some of the cycle route formation used the gravel dredged from upper pond above the dam on the Garry (where the pipeline cuts over to fill Loch Tummel from the Garry, for the Pitlochry Hydro Electric plant, as an available local alternative to importing material, as it had to be moved anyway&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Using local material, as with forestry roads can be much cheaper then tarmac for remote locations and if done properly &#38;amp; drained properly gives a smooth &#38;amp; secured surface
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@chdot - having been up and down the A9 to Inverness a couple of weeks ago on delivery job (not driving) I can see how tough it's going to be to meet the target without creating huge roadwork delays.&#60;br /&#62;
As it was we had to pass Tomatin twice with only 10 minutes of stop start.&#60;br /&#62;
Once moving we really stayed in a chain of vehicles regulated by HGVs. Average speed cameras means overtaking to speed up is at risk of a fine.&#60;br /&#62;
Junctions with inadequate slip roads are one big hazard. Tomatin work is huge and my driver noted contractors from Kelso have been attracted to this concrete fest. Drainage is big issue and also noted the cycle way NCN1 had been re-routed on a gravel bike course. Once in Inverness I counted three cyclists (one 'workie' and two lycra) and two runners. Everyone was driving everywhere as around 5pm so cyclists and runners on pavements to overtake car queues.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;br /&#62;
A promise to fully dual the single carriageway between Perth and Inverness by 2025 was first made in the SNP’s 2007 manifesto, with plans to widen around 80 miles of road in 11 sections formally set out in 2011.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;However, little more than 11 miles – in just two sections –were dualled in 12 years.&#60;br /&#62;
Six miles of the trunk road from Moy to Tomatin, south of Inverness, are currently being upgraded under a £185 million contract.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In 2023, the Scottish Government admitted the dualling would now not be completed until 2035 at the earliest.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://archive.ph/2025.07.20-174233/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25327717.nothing-a9-dualling-project-suggests-momentum/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://archive.ph/2025.07.20-174233/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25327717.nothing-a9-dualling-project-suggests-momentum/&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Massive tarmac overdose. Love the fact that the railway is still not shown as electrified or improved.&#60;br /&#62;
Dunked Station has just had its platforms extended and raised for longer trains. They were still at height built in 1850.&#60;br /&#62;
Train in video is only three coach though and moved in odd way unlike road traffic ;-)
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&#60;p&#62;Safety campaigners criticised the roundabout as “regressive” and said local people’s views were “not adequately considered”, but welcomed the proposed slip roads, known as “grade separated junctions”, at Birnam and Dalguise.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/a9-dualling-the-new-dunkeld-roundabout-design-on-challenging-52-mile-section-unveiled-5154528&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/a9-dualling-the-new-dunkeld-roundabout-design-on-challenging-52-mile-section-unveiled-5154528&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;If this fantasy is ever built then how much change will there be from £1 billion?&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;A 60mph speed limit on a stretch of the A9 south of Inverness is to be reduced to 40mph for about three years, Transport Scotland has said. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wrkg6w61o&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wrkg6w61o&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Welsh dualling project nearing completion after 23 years.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/wales-most-expensive-ever-road-building-project-finally-set-for-completion/ar-AA1x0Zle?ocid=BingNewsSerp&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/wales-most-expensive-ever-road-building-project-finally-set-for-completion/ar-AA1x0Zle?ocid=BingNewsSerp&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The full length of the road-dualling scheme is 28 miles (45km) and is estimated to have cost around £2bn.
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&#60;p&#62;A Scottish Parliament committee is 'concerned' over whether funding will be available for the dualling of the A9, having concluded disputes over cash 'significantly contributed' to the failure to achieve the 2025 target. &#60;/p&#62;
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<title>chdot on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62;Here’s my theory. The dualling is no longer really about the communities along the road and the people who live there. That’s what we were told it was about when the SNP first committed to the project in 2007; they said it was about connecting the communities faster and better. But in the 17 years since that promise was made, the scheme has ground on and on (slowly and expensively) not because of the local people but because of other groups who have an interest in carrying on to the bitter end. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The first of them is government ministers. We now know, thanks to newly released cabinet papers, that John Swinney, good on him, expressed doubts about the A9 project way back in 2008. Speaking to Alex Salmond and the rest of the cabinet, he said engineering difficulties and problems in acquiring land meant the project might never be completed. But despite this, the SNP’s next manifesto repeated their promise: we are fully committed to dualling the A9. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;…&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I appreciate all of this takes me dangerously close to agreeing with the Scottish Greens, which is never a good sign, but the point is that it is not too late, even now, to back out. The A9 will not be finished in 2035 (it will take a lot longer). And it will not cost £3bn (it will cost a lot more). The benefits will also be relatively small and will fade quickly. So accept that it should be scrapped. Accept that your trip up the A9 is going to take a wee bit longer. And chill.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://archive.ph/eJ3Re&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://archive.ph/eJ3Re&#60;/a&#62; (Herald)
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<title>MediumDave on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10783&amp;page=20#post-376921</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;blockquote&#62;Cost of upgrading six miles of A9 rises to £308m&#60;/blockquote&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyl7kr11gyo&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyl7kr11gyo&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;blockquote&#62;The report also provides updates on other projects.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;It said electrification of the Borders rail line and of the Fife Circle rail line had been paused due to an ongoing &#34;refresh&#34; of a decarbonisation action plan.&#60;/blockquote&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;*golf clap*
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<title>LaidBack on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10783&amp;page=20#post-376851</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@neddie - thanks to @cb and @acsimpson for the info and interpretations&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I think motorists in this area are pretty excited to have some more roads to spread out congestion on ;-)&#60;br /&#62;
As a frequent bus user on mainly the A94 and occasionally the A93 I can see that wide pavements are in where the new road meets them. I have cycled by the bridge works on the Perth to Blairgowrie route via Luncarty. That will be remained blighted by the very poor path that sneaks out under the A9 and railway before doubling back to head north. It's really poor despite the Inch route beside the Tay in Perth being a decent route out of city.&#60;br /&#62;
Perth seems to think that the Green Bridge at top of hill will be a must see park like the Jupiter Artland or something. Everyone drives everywhere rurally so if they can park close enough for free that may happen! As a bike and bus user I don't see Perth really doing too much to prioritise active travel in city. In fact this new project is handy as it will no doubt count as proof of the city's green agenda. Meanwhile the few cyclists I see in city have very narrow lanes on the A94 to Bridgend. Some just cycle on pavement on bridges into city. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;blockquote&#62;Plans for Perth’s enhanced active travel path network created as part of the Cross Tay Link Road project have been released, with over 12km of new or upgraded paths due to open in Spring 2025.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Due to open fully in Spring 2025 the new Active Travel Paths Network will include a central hub at the new Park-And-Choose allowing motorists to park just out of town and switch to foot, bike or wheelchair. Located at the old A9 site, this hub will include a picnic area with wheelchair accessible benches, car parking, cycle shelters and EV charging points.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Stretching from north of Scone along the New Kingsway and over Destiny Bridge, highlights for walkers, joggers and cyclists, will include the Green Bridge and Living Bench, the Wetland’s Bird Hide and picnic area, and the Souterrain which was excavated during initial earth works.&#60;/p&#62;
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<title>acsimpson on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#34;Seven signalised toucan crossings to facilitate &#60;strike&#62;Active Travel&#60;/strike&#62; &#60;em&#62;minimal interruptions to private motoring activities&#60;/em&#62; have been placed along the New Kingsway&#34;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;FTFT
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<title>cb on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.perthtransportfutures.co.uk/news-and-events/perths-new-active-travel-network&#34;&#62;https://www.perthtransportfutures.co.uk/news-and-events/perths-new-active-travel-network&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#34;&#60;br /&#62;
 - 7km of new, 3m-wide, shared-use path will stretch along the entire route of the project&#60;br /&#62;
 - A94 upgrade and widen shared-use footpath of 500m&#60;br /&#62;
 - Green Bridge installation and 1300m of new path network linking into Highfield Woods&#60;br /&#62;
 - 500m of new shared-use footway on the A93&#60;br /&#62;
 - A 250m section of Stormontfield Road is now stopped-up to traffic and this links into a new shared-use footpath of 650m&#60;br /&#62;
 - 120m on East side of River Tay and 90m on West side of River Tay have been upgraded with unbound surface on riverside paths&#60;br /&#62;
 - 2km of shared-use footpath at the A9 has been upgraded and widened&#60;br /&#62;
 - Redgorton now has 180m of improved bus stop access to the A9 and a new core path of 650m&#60;br /&#62;
 - Seven signalised toucan crossings to facilitate Active Travel have been placed along the New Kingsway&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;The project is also building a &#34;Park-And-Choose&#34; which seems to be......&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;.....a car park.
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<title>neddie on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10783&amp;page=20#post-376842</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62;Have they provided any active travel crossing over the Tay at the 'Destiny* Bridge'? It looks like there's a good bike path North out of Perth, following the Tay, as far as the bridge...&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;*Destined to regress towards the collapse of Earth's life support systems
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<title>LaidBack on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;@neddie - cartoonist certainly deserves to lose his winter fuel payment! ;-)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Motorists still piling onto A9 despite road being 'too narrow'. Was on train going south and huge queue at Broxden (delaying buses at P&#38;amp;R too).&#60;br /&#62;
New Cross Tay link now joined and this should alter traffic with even more on Broxden and less on Friarton Bridge.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Train 20 minutes late though as had to wait at Dunkeld for late train north. If only they could double track a bit.
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<title>neddie on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10783&amp;page=20#post-376839</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;How quaint, that the cartoonist still thinks &#34;cars&#34; look like that
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<title>chdot on "Is dualling the A9 really that bad?"</title>
<link>http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10783&amp;page=20#post-376836</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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