A Moray councillor has renewed calls for the local authority to make stronger efforts to ensure the region is seen as a priority in plans to dual the A96.
Fochabers and Lhanbryde representative Douglas Ross pressed council officers during a meeting of the economic development and infrastructures services committee yesterday.
He said that a report on discussions between Transport Scotland gave no indication Moray Council “was on the front foot” on the issue.
Mr Ross said: “There seems to be no emphasis from the administration on pushing this forward.
“Aberdeenshire Council are fighting their cause to get their sections done quickly, but I don’t think we’re doing much to make sure that Moray isn’t left until the end of the project.”
Committee chairman John Cowe assured Mr Ross that the Moray Economic Partnership group was doing all it could to ensure Moray was seen as a priority area.
He said: “We are pushing on this as much as we possibly can.”
Transport Scotland has committed to delivering a dualled A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen by 2030.
The first £30million phase of the programme, at Nairn, has already been awarded.
Last month a series of exhibitions on the A96 dualling plan toured Moray giving residents the opportunity to discuss the scheme with Transport Scotland officials and contribute feedback.
Mr Ross originally challenged Moray Council to ensure the region is not the last to benefit from the multimillion-pound contract in April.