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| 'Action needed' to cut A82 deaths | 'Action needed' to cut A82 deaths |
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| Campaigners have called for major improvements to be made to what they claim is one of the most dangerous roads in Scotland. | Campaigners have called for major improvements to be made to what they claim is one of the most dangerous roads in Scotland. |
| The A82 from Glasgow to Inverness - which takes in the Caledonian Canal, Glencoe and Loch Lomond - is a well known accident blackspot. | |
| In the last two years 22 people have been killed and 400 seriously injured. | In the last two years 22 people have been killed and 400 seriously injured. |
| Now local authorities, road users and police have joined forces to back the campaign, which launches on Monday. | Now local authorities, road users and police have joined forces to back the campaign, which launches on Monday. |
| As well as causing human suffering, campaigners said the frequent accidents were a drain on public resources. | As well as causing human suffering, campaigners said the frequent accidents were a drain on public resources. |
| They claimed that the road, which is essential for many communities on the west coast and beyond, was also slow and badly maintained. | They claimed that the road, which is essential for many communities on the west coast and beyond, was also slow and badly maintained. |
| The poor state of the road is hampering development and job creation in the west Highlands, they added. | The poor state of the road is hampering development and job creation in the west Highlands, they added. |