On the road again
In the words of country singer Willie Nelson:
“On the road again
Just can’t wait to get on the road again”
Route 66? No. In this case just a bit more prosaic. Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander and 5 councillors took time out on Friday 27th June to press again the case for the Trunk Link Route Inverness By-pass — pressure which is required as the Scottish Government moves towards its day of decision in August.
It was encouraging to see councillors from the five wards most affected (Hamish Wood: Aird and Loch Ness; Alex Graham: Inverness West; Thomas Prag: Inverness South; David Henderson: Inverness Ness-side, Janet Campbell: Inverness Central) turn out for this. The TLR will pass through three of their wards (South, Ness Side and West) and have a major effect on life in the others.
Danny Alexander has been absolutely solid in his support for the TLR, and deserves credit for the time he has given to it.
The message for Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson, who refused when he was in town this week to confirm a key SNP election pledge to fund the TLR project before 2012, could have come from another Willie Nelson song:
“If you’ve got the money, we’ll take the TLR”.