Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Calls for safety audit on A90 stepped up after serious crashes
CALLS have been made for a safety audit of the A90 between Perth and Dundee after major crashes.
It comes after four teenagers were taken to hospital after a recent serious car crash.
Conservatives Murdo Fraser MSP and Carse of Gowrie councillor Angus Forbes say it is time the Scottish Government carried out a safety audit of the road.
Mr Fraser said: “There have been concerns about road safety on the A90 Perth-Dundee road for some time and the situation has been exacerbated recently with major accidents.
“I have written to the Cabinet secretary for transport regarding this issue as we feel a safety audit of the road needs to take place.
“Part of the problem is that the A90 Perth to Dundee road is an A-class road that takes traffic from the M90 motorway but many motorists don’t realise this and then they encounter things like tractors and bus stops.”
Mr Forbes, Perth and Kinross Council’s environment and infrastructure convener, met Transport Scotland officials to discuss safety.
He is concerned nothing has happened in the two years since his meeting.
“This road is treated by many as a motorway, yet it has bus stops and laybys, not to mention a high number of agricultural vehicles criss-crossing it daily,” he said.
On Friday, a man died on the road near Kinfauns.
A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the deceased following the incident on Friday February 26 near Kinfauns.
“As part of standard policy after such accidents, our officials will be meeting representatives of Police Scotland and Bear Scotland to obtain more detailed information on the circumstances surrounding it.
“As police investigations into this fatal accident and the incident at Glencarse last month are ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”