Poll confirms overwhelming support for dualling of A96

The vast majority of people who took part in a poll say the A96 should be fully dualled from Aberdeen to Inverness.

The North-east public are getting impatient for a final decision on whether the vital road link will ever be fully dualled.

The SNP promised over a decade ago it would dual the A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen by 2030, as well as the A9 between Inverness and Perth.

However, this was thrown into doubt when the Scottish Greens were brought into government in 2021.

Following latest news of a delay in the decision, the Press and Journal asked its readers if the A96 should be dualledand their response was clear.

Just over 1,300 votes were cast - and 1,221 said “yes” while just 87 said “no”.

Scottish singing sensation Lewis Capaldi delivered Scotland’s highest-ever selling indoor show when he took to the stage at P&J Live in Aberdeen in January, with 14,951 tickets sold.

This surpassed the previous record held by Gerry Cinnamon, who performed at P&J Live on November 23, 2019, and sold 14,805 tickets.

Lewis was in Aberdeen as part of his European and UK tour.

Louise Stewart, Interim Managing Director at P&J Live said: “This is a fantastic accolade for P&J Live and is exactly what the venue was built for. We would like to thank DF Concerts & Events for bringing Lewis up the North-east of Scotland and to his fans for all their continued support – we couldn’t do it without you. We look forward to continuing to bring a variety of world-class acts to the region.”