Build The Bypass

People living and around Nairn shared the real-life experiences of living without a bypass with transport secretary Fiona Hyslop.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop was left in no doubt that Nairn needs action now to deal with daily misery and near misses on local roads.

She was asked if the Scottish Government can complete at least the Nairn Bypass by the original A96 dualling deadline.

He warns the Scottish Government to deliver a timeline for the work by the end of the year saying ‘I know what I have got to do’.

Fiona Hyslop says the latest development ‘underlines our commitment to making improvements along the A96’.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed the development before The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass event in Nairn this evening.

Residents of Nairn will know that the construction of a bypass has been a talking point for many decades.

Don’t miss your chance to put Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport on the spot.

Members of the community in Nairnshire are being invited at an event which will see the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop in attendance.

SNP leadership, end of the power-sharing agreement with the Greens and wood-burning stoves are among the hot topics for our MSP.

Highland MSP Fergus Ewing is demanding Scotland’s future First Minister makes a concrete pledge on A96 dualling before the summer.

A Highland MSP has lodged a motion in Holyrood seeking a debate on progress over dualling the A96 and building the Nairn bypass.

The First Minister has turned down an invitation to visit Nairn and see for himself the impact the lack of a bypass on the A96 has on the area.

A Highland MSP has slammed the Scottish Government's 'failure' to publish a timetable of delivery for the dualling of the A96 Inverness to Nairn.

LESS than 0.5 per cent of the A96 dualling's price tag has been pledged – as internals emails reveal "removal" of funding details from report.

Since 2011 only one piece of land has been bought by the Scottish Government as part of the development of the A96 Nairn bypass.

HUMZA Yousaf has denied that the Scottish Government scrapped the 2030 target for dualling the A96 more than three years ago.

Staff usually drive up and back on the same day or have to stay over in hotels – that does not seem a practical or effective, says our columnist.

As part of our Build The Bypass campaign we are keen to hear from Nairnshire residents about their experience and thoughts on the Nairn bypass.

Nairn's MSP wants the First Minister to visit as part of his pledge to dual the A96 between Inverness and Auldearn – including the Nairn bypass.