A fish restaurant owner has described the A9 as a “lifeline” in a documentary to be shown own on TV tonight.
The programme, Life and Death on the A9, features Police Scotland, staff from Transport Scotland, haulage firms, businesses such as House of Bruar and people whose livelihoods depend on the road.
The road has an unenviable record for accidents and deaths, and, as a result, the Scottish Government has stated it will dual its the entire length by 2025.
Yesterday Jim Cowie, 64, who runs the Captain’s Gallery restaurant in Scrabster, told The Courier he regards the A9 a lifeline, but feels it should be dualled before 2025.
“I can’t understand why the Scottish Government is taking until then to dual it,” he said.
“Everyone travelling up from Caithness has to come up the A9, so it’s vital to this area.
“If it closes due to bad weather it has a direct impact on us.”
Over the past 10 years, 76 people have died as a result of accidents on the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
The Life and Death of the A9 will be shown on BBC 1 Scotland tonight at 9pm.
