The A82 runs from Glasgow to Inverness
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A petition on the Scottish Parliament website demanding an upgrade of the A82 road has collected 8,555 names.
The route from Glasgow to Inverness - which takes in the Caledonian Canal, Glencoe and Loch Lomond - is a well known accident black spot.
Local authorities, road users and police have joined forces to back the campaign for improvements.
The e-petition has more than doubled the highest number of names submitted to Holyrood over a single issue.
It is now closed to submissions.
The previous best - a 4,187-name petition - concerned the Aberdeen bypass.
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson is due to meet representatives of the campaign early next month.
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