A STRETCH of road on which there has been a spate of fatal crashes, including one that claimed a baby's life, is to be upgraded using money underspent by the Scottish Government last year.
Finance Secretary John Swinney told MSPs yesterday that the section of the A75 in Dumfriesshire, between Hardgrove and Kinmount, would be upgraded at a cost of around £20 million.
Three-week-old Oliver Hewson was killed in an accident on the road in March and his death led to further pressure on the Government to fund improvements after years of campaigning by local people. Transport Minister Keith Brown said the work could start almost immediately.
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