The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to invest £100million to repair pot holes if elected in May.
Party leader Ruth Davidson claimed the country’s roads were in a “terrible state” and in need of urgent repair during a visit to the Knockhill race track.
With exactly one month to go until the country heads to the polls, other party leaders also campaigned across the country.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon outlined her plans to boost the rural economy with a £5million investment in local food brands during a visit to Orkney, while Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said a 1p income tax rise was the only way to invest in education.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale visited Glasgow to outline her party’s plans to scrap the council tax.
The SNP enjoy a clear lead in polling, with Ms Dugdale and Ms Davidson vying for second place.
Ms Davidson, speaking after her blue car beat a red rival at Knockhill, said: “Campaigning across the country, the terrible state of the nation’s roads is clear to see.
“It is one of the top doorstep issues and 80% of Scottish drivers say they’ve had to swerve to avoid a pothole in recent weeks.
“It’s clear we need action to fix our road infrastructure.
“That’s why we’d set up a £100million Scottish Road Maintenance Fund to repair our roads over the course of the next parliament.”
But speaking during a visit to Glasgow, Mr Rennie said Ms Davidson – who is visiting Aberdeenshire today – would put Scotland’s higher education system at risk by introducing a graduate tax.
He said: “Ruth Davidson’s top priority is cutting taxes for the richest, paid for by stealth taxes and slashing services for everyone else.
“That is not the approach that will help Scotland be the best again.”
Labour’s Ms Dugdale was also campaigning in Glasgow yesterday, attempting to recover from a tumultuous week of blunders which led one candidate to label her stewardship “disastrous”.
She said: “We will make good on the SNP’s broken promise to scrap the council tax and fix local government finance for good, rather than carry on the SNP’s cuts to councils.
“After a decade in office won on the promise to scrap the council tax the SNP bottled it.
“That’s not fair to those who should be paying less.
“Faced with the choice between using the powers of the parliament or carrying on the cuts, Labour will use the powers and scrap the unfair council tax.”
