A75 dualling campaign launched

THE dualling of the A75 would be fast-tracked under plans unveiled by two MSPs.

Conservative candidate for Dumfriesshire Craig Hoy has joined forces with Galloway MSP Finlay Carson to launch a campaign for emergency legislation that would see key sections dualled by 2031, and the entire road as quickly as possible thereafter.

The two MSPs visited a stretch of the A75 last week, following a spate of accidents, where they declared “enough is enough”.

Mr Carson said: “As someone who has lived along the A75 my whole life, I know just how important it is and how desperately we need to see it fully dualled.

“Craig Hoy and I are determined to campaign for this vital upgrade and for full dualling. It is clear that only the Scottish Conservatives can be trusted to dual the A75 in full.”

Scottish Conservative candidate for Dumfriesshire Craig Hoy MSP added: “The A75 is vitally important across the South of Scotland, but the SNP have shamefully neglected it during their 18 years in power.

“That’s why Finlay Carson and I are launching our joint campaign today designed to fast-track the dualling of the A75 in key sections by the end of the next Scottish Parliament in 2031 and to deliver full dualling as quickly as possible.

“As the candidate for Dumfriesshire, I’m delighted to be making this promise to voters ahead of next year’s election on such a crucial issue.”