A9 petition

[Johnboy]

There's a bottomless pit of money out there. Look at what they spent on the Scottish Parliament building.... It's just a case of persuading the pathetic penny pinching gits to agree on priorities regards upgrading roads....

[Guest SOOLIVAN]

There's certainly a bottemless pit for pouring taxes both direct and indirect into  :008:

[Action Man]

Its not about raising any further taxes, its about directing the taxes we currently pay into projects that would directly benefit the Highlands and Islands. To allow future economic growth we have to allow adequate access to the area. The current infrastucture is not adequate!

[RiG]

The halt at the airport will have little or any impact on the A9 situation. Double the tracks and dual the road! ( and get the executive to pay for it! )

I never said it was. I used it as an example of what HITRANS is doing.

There's a bottomless pit of money out there. Look at what they spent on the Scottish Parliament building.... It's just a case of persuading the pathetic penny pinching gits to agree on priorities regards upgrading roads....

Most of it is going on EARL - £650 million!  :010:

[Johnboy]

Earl's not such a daft scheme, and might even help reduce traffic levels on the A9....

It sure ain't cheap though.....

[Guest SOOLIVAN]

Excuse meh ignorance,but whits EARL?  ???

[Johnboy]

http://www.earlproject.com/

[Action Man]

EARL will only aid Highlands/A9 if they double track some of the rail, if it goes ahead it might actually worsen the current timetable to and from Inverness. Remember the last time they tweaked the timetable in London the repurcussions were felt in Thurso and Kyle!

[crownjaggie]

Having driven on the A9 in the days before it was "improved" to the multiple single and dual cart track we have now, it is much better than the old days. 

The only way that the Executive will allocate "their money" outside of the central belt to proper modern day standards is when a major accident occurs involving MSP's or other High heid yins. 

Unfortunately I don't think a petition will achieve anything, apart from helping destroy a bit more of the  rainforests. 

Totally agree with Gringo's comments, and have done the Left hand drive wrong side of the road bit in the past, which is really scary.

[RiG]

Sad to see another crash at Ballenuig (spelling) which appears to be notorious for accidents.

It's taken many years and numerous deaths on the A77 for MPs to just lower the speed limit!

[Alex MacLeod]

RiG, its Ballinluig. Truth is accidents should not be happening here now. Theres a fifty speed limit and camera's both directions. I cant say what actually happened on this occassion but I suspect the age of the deceased may be a contributing factor.

Going back to the trains. If a trailer loading setup was provided at, for example, Stirling and another at Inverness then trains could be loaded with trailers between those two points. The average superstore nowadays requires three or four trailer loads of stock each night. Inverness has three Tesco's as well as other stores. Dingwall, Thurso, Wick, Nairn, Forres, and even Elgin could be serviced from Inverness thus taking a lot of trucks of the A9

[Action Man]

The problem with that Alex is that the current rail infrastructure could not cope with that increase in traffic, you would have to twin track a lot of railway to allow that to happen, who would pay for that?

[f*ballers wife]

oh my!!!

first of all, please forgive me if i am repeating what anyone else has said, but dont be making me read 6 pages worth...  :016:

just back from don land and travelled to nairn instead of my ususal turning off at huntly.

a nice wee bypass round keith, elgin and fochabers would help hugely in my very own humble~est of opionions.

not knowing the land around those places of course, so maybe not as simple as it would appear to the untrained, she~male eye!

loads of houses right at the side of the road too, so maybe a split duel would have to happen in places instead of knocking those houses down just to make a wider road for those who feel they need an extra bit of width.... as it were! again, this coming for the untrained eye of a meeeer bird!

[Action Man]

A meeeer bird..........is that similiar to a meeercat? Public transport will never be the answer to all rural transport difficulties, community transport and car share is the way to go, however the " capital " status of Inverness means that every effort has to be made to improve ALL links from north, south, east and west! And by the way, EARL can get it right up....( there goes the knighthood )  :014:

[f*ballers wife]

oh my!!!

erm.... did i mention anything about public transport there?

i know we are but meeeer wimin... but i was talking about a wee bypass or three!

and a few crossings for deer would help CERTAIN members of the forum!  :023: :004:

[Action Man]

Yes Deer.......

[f*ballers wife]

oh my !!!

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[Action Man]

You heard it here first guys........we can now call them meerwimmin! :022:

[tm4tj]

the words are mere, and dual.

duel.................fecht

oh, yes the A96 is sh.....rubbish.

[Guest donmac298]

FW..you're a meer-devil!!...lol.

[f*ballers wife]

oh my!!!

call us what you wish gents... we've been letting you for years.... seems to keep you happy that way....  :023:

oh my!!!  who's going to thrash me first then?!?  :004:

[Action Man]

oh my!!!

call us what you wish gents... we've been letting you for years.... seems to keep you happy that way....  :023:

oh my!!!  who's going to thrash me first then?!?  :004:

Oh stop it! :014:

[f*ballers wife]

Oh stop it! :014:

oh my!!!

oh, spoil sport, do i HAVE to?

oopsy.... off topic!!!  A9 A9 A9 A9 A9....  oh and 97 97 97 97 97

[Action Man]

You only think that which has always been our strategy................................

Hey guys....it worked.............................

Oh **** I've blown it...

Sorry.... :023:

[f*ballers wife]

oh my!!!

AM, another WHOLE thread is opening up here!

what you think we think.....  :015: