An MSP said he’s ‘disappointed’ with the ‘vague commitments’ in a Scottish Government transport report to make improvements to the A77 through Ayrshire.

The road is a vital link between Glasgow and the South West of Scotland, linking the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer.

However, the report only mentions ‘potential’ improvement schemes on sections of the A77, and the A75, which links Stranraer and its ferry ports at Cairnryan with the A74 at Gretna.

The issue of Scotland’s roads was discussed last week during Ministerial questions, when it was revealed that the delivery plan for the Scottish Government’s Strategic Transport Projects Review report (STPR) will be delayed for another year.

Although the final STPR2 report was published last week, there’s few details in relation to improving the A75 and A77.

In fact, the few mentions the A77 does get in the report, it merely states that sections of it have been ‘highlighted for ‘further consideration’ for ‘potential improvements.’

But the Scottish Government won’t publish their delivery plan on the recommendations until 2023.

South Scotland Labour List MSP, Colin Smyth, said: “Given this Government’s track record on transport, few communities will believe that the vague commitments made in a review that is already years late, will ever be delivered.

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