RHA welcomes STPR announcement

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the announcement that the Strategic Transport Projects Review has decided to build a new Forth Road Bridge by 2016. The existing bridge will be retained for public transport use. The RHA also welcomes the intention to upgrade a number of key strategic routes throughout Scotland such as the A9, A75 and the A82.

"These upgrades should help reduce journey times for freight movements and improve road safety," said RHA Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland Phil Flanders.

"The improvements for passenger transport will also help by giving more incentive to car users to seriously consider other modes.

"Further detail is required about when these projects will be taken forward before we can acclaim the review as a great help for the freight industry," continued Phil Flanders, "but it is certainly a move in the right direction".