Lid Dems: Rail, not roads

April 5, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads 

Looks like the national Lib Deb policy is to stop much of the investment in roads and put it into rail instead:
Lib Dems plan rail expansion by cutting road projects

The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to reopen thousands of miles of railway tracks and stations.
The scheme would be funded by cutting capital spending on [...]

Lochloy traffic lights out – again!

February 26, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads 

Traffic lights at Lochloy Road are out again.
Looks like we had a power cut last night, but all the other traffic lights seem to be working fine.
Not sure what the excuse will be this time? Too cold for signals?
UPDATE: As of 1pm they are working again. For the time being.

A9 closed in Central Scotland

February 25, 2010 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

Central Scotland and Aberdeen seem to be taking the brunt of the bad weather at present, with the A9 closed in Perthshire and Hundreds stuck in snow on A9 in Perthshire according to the BBC:

Hundreds of motorists are stuck on the A9 in Perthshire by heavy snow and fallen electricity lines, police said.
The problems have [...]

Driving through Frozen Scotland

January 3, 2010 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

When we arranged to spend Christmas week with relatives down south, we could never have expected the weather conditions to be as severe as they were.
It’s not just the roads that were bad: roads, rail links, and airports across the UK were disrupted or closed because of heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
Driving through blizzard conditions
I’ve [...]

Severe weather driving

December 21, 2009 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

I had to drive down to Dumfries yesterday on a family matter – and all I can say is that the next time I see a severe weather warning – I’m staying at home!!
When a particular strong and heavy snow shower drifted in from the north on Sunday morning, I figured on main roads being [...]

Nairn Snow: it arrives at last!

February 5, 2009 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads, Weather 

It appears my snow envy was short-lived, as the snow from Russia drifts up north from the rest of the UK – and finally reaches the Highlands.
So I spent the morning with the little sledge out with the kids, as Millbank School was closed today:

In the meantime, the travel disruption to the region is extensively [...]

How will the Energy Industry impact Nairn?

December 24, 2008 · Filed Under Development, Inverness, Moray, Nairn, Roads, Transport 

Despite the variety of bad news at the end of this year, which is likely to negatively impact the development of Nairn, there remains an undercurrent that could yet bring a boost to the town.
The problem, as always, is that any such development could b as damaging in parts as it is a benefit.
I’ll finish [...]

Lochloy Road traffic lights out – again

December 17, 2008 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads 

Just a heads up that the traffic lights at Lochloy Road are out again.
While this mainly causes problems for traffic moving out of Lochloy Road and Dunbar Avenue areas, it’s worth remembering the problems that occurred last time this issue was “fixed”.
For those with short memories, the traffic light sequence was set up incorrectly to [...]

Inverness mourns TLR and trains get a bashing

December 16, 2008 · Filed Under Inverness, Roads, Transport 

The SNP’s Strategic Transport Review was supposed to be a declaration of commitment to bring Scotland’s transport infrastructure into the 21st century.
Unfortunately, it increasingly looks like a document confused in terms of commitments and priorities.
While the aspirations are laudable, the really big question really begs how seriously committed the Scottish Government is to these projects.
Also, [...]

SNP commits to dualling A96 and Nairn bypass

December 10, 2008 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads, Transport 

The good news is that in its far-reaching transport review, the SNP has included dualling the A9 and A96 between Inverness and Nairn as top priorities – and included a Nairn by-pass in its list.
The bad news is that the transport review is scheduled for major works over 20 years, so the danger is that [...]

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