Heartbroken Galloway family's campaign for A75 changes

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Heartbroken Galloway family's campaign for A75 changes

The family of a man who died in a car crash on the A75 road in Dumfries and Galloway have started a campaign to upgrade the route. Tony Sheil’s partner and two daughters have launched the “Changes to the A75” campaign, calling for the major carriageway linking Stranraer, Cairnryan, Gretna, and beyond to be made safer and ideally be dualled throughout its 95-mile stretch. A petition created online already has over 300 signatures, with the hope of getting hundreds more in support of their plea.

Tony Sheil was killed in a collision with a Volvo lorry last year on 24 November when he was only a few minutes away from his family home in Kirkcowan. His partner, Michaela Yates, still feels as if she has been “robbed” of him, and their eldest daughter has been leading the campaign in hopes that it can save lives and prevent other families from suffering the same kind of horror that their family has experienced.

Tony’s family believes the road is “not fit for purpose” and to not have this upgraded is a disgrace. Tony’s dream was always to live near the west coast of Scotland, and his family uprooted their life in St. Helens to move less than two years ago. With the family home overlooking the A75 on one of its narrower curving stretches, Samantha-Jane, Tony’s oldest daughter, describes the A75 as “a dreadful road, that’s been neglected for far too long.”

Campaigners would like speed cameras or average speed cameras and more new cat’s eyes installed on the road, potholes to be filled in, and bends to be made wider and safer. They hope that the Scottish government and the authorities will work on the road, and maintain it to make it safe for others. A police investigation into the accident that took Tony’s life is still ongoing

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