AN MSP has produced a video nasty of the hazards facing drivers at the A90 Laurencekirk junction.
Tomorrow will see safety campaigners take their call for a flyover to the Scottish Parliament’s infrastructure and capital investment committee, backed by a four-minute film clip produced by Angus North and Mearns SNP MSP Nigel Don highlighting the dangers of the south junction.
The video shows clips of tractors and trailers, articulated lorries and other traffic edging across the busy A90/A937 junction, along with the views of Mr Don and others pressing the case for a new junction.
Mr Don said: “I made the video because pictures tell the story better than all the dry statistical reports which are normally served up to committees, ministers, and organisations such as Transport Scotland.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wLFqbGGcrwA%3Frel%3D0
“To me the case for a flyover at this junction is absolutely clear. For the 20 miles between Brechin and Stonehaven, there are no flyovers or underpasses which allow vehicles to cross this busy road.”
The power struggle over who should meet the cost of a new flyover is highlighted by Mr Don and other campaigners, including local haulage contractor Clive Mitchell, campaigner Jill Fotheringham and John Paterson of Montrose Port Authority, who were all interviewed for the clip.
“Transport Scotland’s thinking is that housing developers will pay for a flyover,” Mr Don said. “Having spoken to the developers and planners, it is entirely clear that there will never be enough building close to the south junction to even scratch the surface of the costs involved.
“This is Transport Scotland’s problem, and they need to sort it before someone gets hurt or killed.”
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