'Highland Council must listen to families like the MacGregors' says MSP Kate Forbes after Ross-shire appeal over state of neglected road at Achterneed where three generations of the same family have been involved in accidents
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A ROSS-based MSP has appealed to Highland Council to listen to people concerned about the state of roads that some now deem to be dangerous.
Dingwall-based MSP Kate Forbes made her remarks after the Ross-shire Journal highlighted an appeal by a family in Achterneed appealing for improvements on a neglected stretch of deeply rutted road. Val MacGregor told of her husband John's fall in one of the ruts which have also been the cause of accidents for one of her sons and her granddaughter.
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MSP Kate Forbes, whose Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency includes Dingwall and the Black Isle, said: “Based on the volume of correspondence I receive from constituents as well as driving about myself, I’m aware that there are a number of roads in my constituency which are in need of urgent repair, and I continue to raise these with the Highland Council, as well as Transport Scotland for the trunk roads.
“For the council, some of the relevant area committees will be meeting over the coming weeks to set their road repair priorities for the coming year, and I hope they will listen to families like the MacGregors.
"Having passed through recently I’m in no doubt that the potholes and ruts near Achterneed need to be addressed, bearing in mind also that Docharty Brae carries a considerable number of vehicles.
“Anyone in the Highland region can use the council’s website to report potholes, and I would encourage everyone to make use of this. It is important that councillors as well as council officials are aware of the strength of local feeling before making decisions on which roads to prioritise for improvements.”
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