A reduced speed limit is set to be implemented for three years on the A9 as dualling works get under way in the Highlands.

However, the bright sparks at much maligned quango Transport Scotland have rewritten the laws of physics by claiming that accelerating the dualling of the A9 will not save any time on the project.

Plans to accelerate the dualling of the A9 motorway have been rejected by ... Following a request from a committee of MSPs, Transport Scotland said efforts to speed up upgrades to the road risked ...

The speed limit on a section of the A9 will be slashed to 40mph for at least three years. Transport Scotland said the section ...

Funding of A9 dualling project a real concern ... and public petitions committee presented a report to Transport Scotland in October which called for the dualling of certain sections to be ...