Carlaw: Remaining investment needs to be focused on trunk routes in most urgent need

Speaking following today’s budget statement, Shadow Transport Minister Jackson Carlaw MSP said:

“It is entirely fair that the roads budget should shoulder its share of savings, not least because of the costs involved in the new Forth crossing.

“It would however be regrettable if the reduction in the budget for the maintenance and improvement of our motorways and trunk roads led to greater long term costs as a result of the roads infrastructure being allowed to deteriorate below an acceptable standard.

“It is therefore vital that remaining investment be firmly focused on the trunk routes in the most urgent need, and those which are of the greatest strategic importance to the Scottish economy.”

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