Dual the A1 and improve rural roads

Good local roads are vital for people’s everyday lives, so they can visit family, get to work and run their businesses. 

The SNP-Green Government in Holyrood is anti-driver. They won’t invest in local roads or fund councils properly to fix potholes. 

They are out of touch with how much people in the Borders need good roads for their everyday lives. 

I’ll keep pushing to dual the A1 and improve local roads because I know how vital it is that we have good, safe roads across the Scottish Borders. 

 

 

 

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The next First Minister must invest in Borders roads

Recently, there has been a great reluctance from the SNP Government to invest in improvements to local roads or fund councils properly to fix potholes.

Good local roads are vital for people’s everyday lives, so they can visit family, get to work and run their businesses.

Lamont launches new ‘electrify the countryside’ campaign

Local MP John Lamont has launched a new campaign to boost investment in electric car charging points, particularly in rural areas.

The UK Government has committed to phasing out the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 in a shift towards electric cars. 

Scottish Government investment in major Borders roads falls by a half

New figures show that investment in Trunk Roads in the Scottish Borders has fallen by a more than half under the SNP.

In the past 4 years, a total of £2.8m has been spent on Trunk Road improvements in the Borders. Over the previous 4 years, £6.5m was spent on the same 5 key routes.