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Nicola Sturgeon sorry 2025 A9 dualling target cannot be met

Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government was still committed to dual the road.

Fergus Ewing, SNP MSP for Inverness and Nairn, said the missed 2025 target was the cause of “considerable dismay and concern” in the Highlands.

He asked Ms Sturgeon: “Do you feel now because this target was such a major promise for so long for the SNP and the Scottish government that an apology should be provided to the people of the Highlands?”

She said: “I am sorry we haven’t dualled the A9 and I regret that and I think people in the Highlands have every right to feel the way they do.

“Not just because it is a target that was set and not met, but the nature of the project and the reasons for the commitment to deliver the A9 were so serious in terms of safety.”

Ms Sturgeon added: “I am not sitting here saying we messed up because we didn’t bother trying to do this.

“I am sorry a whole range of circumstances, many beyond our control, meant we weren’t able to deliver on that target.”

She also said she supported calls for a memorial to to those who have lost their lives on the A9.


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