Reform’s plan for transport and infrastructure

GOOD TRANSPORT LINKS are vital in urban and rural Scotland but under the SNP our infrastructure has been neglected. The number of recorded roadworks in Scotland is today 28 per cent higher than it was before the Covid pandemic.

A ten-year plan will allow for the use of private and public finance in partnership, and the deployment of a new British sovereign wealth fund, in order to build the infrastructure essential for our new economy.

Reform UK will end the SNP war on the motor car, fix pot-holes, and abolish ULEZ. It will embark on a ten-year plan to upgrade our major trunk roads, alongside a ten-year rolling ferry renewal programme to reduce the age of ferries and improve reliability across the network. The party will scrap the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) and introduce dynamic pricing for large tourist vehicles on ferries to subsidise essential travel for islanders.

In addition, Reform UK will embark on a ten-year modernisation programme of our railways for both passenger travel and freight, as well as a ten-year plan to modernise our harbours.

It will also ease congestion and improve efficiency of roadworks by adopting Lane Rental Schemes to charge utility companies and contractors for road space during busy times, encouraging works to be completed quickly.

Finally, it will support and invest in bus corridors in our major cities, and support the Clyde Metro and Glasgow Airport link.