The A82 is the main route from Glasgow to Inverness which runs along the west side of Loch Lomond to Tarbet, north from Tarbet (through Glencoe) to Fort William and on to Inverness. The total length of the route from Balloch (at the southern end of Loch Lomond) to Inverness is 147 miles. The A82 is the main commercial corridor for goods and services to be transported into and out of the West Highlands, Skye and the Western Isles.
There are 3 times the number of Personal Injury Accidents per mile on the section of the road between Tarbet and Ardlui than on the average single carriage way road in Scotland.
Only 19 miles, out of the total of 147 miles, meets the required design standard of 7.3 metres width. (75% of these 19 miles being between Balloch and Tarbet).
There are more Personal Injury Accidents in May than in any other month.
