{"id":5031,"date":"2018-05-09T07:18:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T07:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2018-05-10T07:18:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T07:18:56","slug":"fixing-the-local-road-network-should-be-the-focus-for-scottish-roads-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2018\/05\/09\/fixing-the-local-road-network-should-be-the-focus-for-scottish-roads-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing the local road network should be the focus for Scottish roads policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dcvfoy8X4AI_C3P.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5032 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dcvfoy8X4AI_C3P-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dcvfoy8X4AI_C3P-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transform.scot\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dcvfoy8X4AI_C3P.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Transform Scotland have circulated a parliamentary motion in advance of the Wednesday 9 May Scottish Parliament debate on road maintance led by Rachael Hamilton MSP.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Howden, director of Transform Scotland, commented:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Scottish Government should prioritise fixing the local road network ahead of pursuing a \u00a39 billion trunk road building programme. 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