Petitioner: Donald McHarrie on behalf of A77 Action Group
Status:
Lodged
Date Lodged:
19 June 2017
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to dual the A77 from Ayr Whitlett’s Roundabout south to the two ferry ports located at Cairnryan, including the point at which the A77 connects with the A75.
The petitioner has collected 1,652 offline signatures.
Supplementary information
The petitioner has requested that the following information is published in relation to the petition:
Supplementary information (186KB pdf) provides links to a range of additional information about the A77.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (7,801KB pdf) provides information about the A77 Action Group and some of the issues faced by people using the A77 south of Girvan.
PowerPoint Presentation 2 (8,269 KB pdf) provides recent photos from along the A77 which depict what the road is like, how different heights and heights signs apply to an over road bridge and maintenance issues.
Summary
14 September 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, and to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work to give evidence at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 14 September 2017
23 November 2017: The Commitee agreed to reflect on the evidence heard from the Minister for Transport and the Islands at a future meeting and to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 23 November 2017
29 March 2018: PE1610 by Matt Halliday on Upgrade the A75 / PE1657 by Donald McHarrie on behalf of A77 Action Group on A77 upgrade. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, hauliers and ferry operators. Link to Official Report 29 March 2018
28 June 2018: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and to hold a round-table discussion with relevant stakeholders at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 28 June 2018
27 June 2019: The Committee agreed to defer holding a round table discussion with relevant stakeholders until after the Scotland's Futures Forum event “Our Future Scotland: Dumfries and the South West” has taken place. It also agreed to the write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity. Link to Official Report of 27 June 2019
13 January 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the First Minister. The Committee also agreed to write to the North Channel Partnership. Link to Official Report 13 January 2021
24 March 2021: The Committee agreed to continue this petition and include it in its legacy paper for its successor Committee, along with a suggestion to seek updates from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity on the Strategic Transport Projects Review 2, and the First Minister on when a response will be received to the Convener's letter of 19 December 2019. Link to Official Report of 24 March 2021
Written submissions
The A77 is long overdue an upgrade of this scale south of Ayr. Not only with bypasses for the affected communities but also that there are sections that are prone to landslips. These landslips seem to take years to fix, when similar situations elsewhere are solved very quickly in comparison, such as the A9 Perth to Pitlochry in August 2004, A83 Rest and Be Thankful, A82 Spean Bridge to Invergarry.
There would be huge financial benefits to both South Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway, not only for the economy and tourism possibilities, but also a fantastic chance to increase commerce between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A boost to the economy of this forgotten corner of Scotland is way long over due.