North West

Construction of a new £1.1M catch-pit at the Rest and Be Thankful has been completed which will provide additional resilience to the A83. The new catch-pit, which was completed last week, is approximately 120m long, around 12m wide and capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip. It is the … Continued

Project to take place overnight on Thursday 26 August   A section of the A82 through Inverness is set to benefit from surfacing improvements with work set to take place next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surfacing on the A82 Longman Road at Henderson Road Junction, creating a smoother and safer … Continued

Works begin Sunday 29 August for six nights   Overnight surfacing improvements worth £170,000 are set to get underway on a section of the A82 Inverlochy Castle near Torlundy later this month. The project will improve around 500m of the A82 at Inverlochy Castle, creating a smoother and safer journey for road users of this … Continued

Works start on Sunday 22 August for four nights   Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 6am     Motorists using the A87 and A82 between Invergarry Junction and Ardochy Forest are set to benefit from an improved road surface due to an overnight surfacing project starting from Sunday night. The programme … Continued

A9 Baddengorm Bridge Work starts Monday 23 August for five days     Essential bridge maintenance is planned on the A9 north of Carrbridge starting next week. Repairs to the A9 Baddengorm Bridge are programmed to begin from Monday 23 August and are set to take place over five days. The work will involve repairs … Continued

Project begins Wednesday 18 August for up to three weeks   Four sections of the A830 between Beasdale and Corpach are set to benefit from an improved road surface as a £300,000 surfacing project gets underway next week. The project will see four sections of the A830 resurfaced, including two sections in proximity to Polnish, … Continued

Works begin Sunday 29 August for five nights.   Overnight surfacing improvements worth £180,000 are set to get underway on a section of the A9 near Newtonmore later this month. The project will improve around a mile of the A9 at Nuidhe and will include works on the northbound single lane and southbound two-lane carriageway, … Continued

Majority of work to take place beneath structure meaning minimum impact to road users Work gets underway on 23 August A new £310,000 project of essential refurbishment works is set to get underway on the A82 Borlum Bridge in Drumnadrochit later this month. Specialist teams will be carrying out various maintenance activities, including concrete repairs, … Continued

Works begin today, Monday 9 August, for up to six weeks   Essential bridge deck refurbishment works on the A86 Calder Bridge west of Newtonmore are underway for six weeks which will help ensure the bridge remains safe for all road users. The project will involve specialist teams carrying out various repairs to the structure … Continued

Daytime lane closures between 9-30 August 2021 A series of safety barriers on the A7 between Hawick and Arkleton will be upgraded from the 9-30 August 2021 by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland. For the safety of workers and road users, there will be lane closures on short sections of the A7 on a … Continued

Project set to begin from Tuesday 3 August for three weeks Three sections of the A83 in Campbeltown are set to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway this week. The project will see over 1km of the A83 through Campbeltown resurfaced, creating a safer and smoother journey for road … Continued

Public input will help inform road safety improvements between Longman Roundabout and Telford Roundabout   Members of the public are invited to share their views on potential road safety improvements for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists on the A82 between Longman Roundabout and Telford Roundabout in Inverness. The input from the public will help inform engineers … Continued