A9 dualling would ease traffic chaos, says Nairn Provost
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Nairn Provost Laurie Fraser believes the knock-on impact on motorists is another reason to dual the A9.
When the fatal accident happened at around 6.05am on Friday, the road was closed in both directions until around 11.15pm.
Motorists were diverted around 69 miles through Nairnshire and the seaside town during the closure.
Provost Fraser said: "The traffic was quite bad around Nairn and driving was terrible in the countryside all around the town.
"I have heard from people who had to go round to Forres because they couldn't get access to Nairn.
"There was also an incident on the Grantown road at the Findhorn Bridge, where some lorries got blocked and couldn't get across so that caused even more problems.
"It's another reason to improve the A9, and build the Nairn bypass – which won't start until they have finished the A9, so we'll have to wait for that one."
