BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees along the A9, two miles north of Kessock Bridge, to improve the resilience of the trunk road.
Works will take place each night between 7pm and 6am from the evening of Monday 12 January 2026 until the morning of Saturday 24 January 2026. All traffic management will be removed outwith working hours.
Due to the proximity of the trees to the A9 occasional closures northbound lasting no more than 15 minutes will be required to allow for the safe removal of larger trees. The line of mature beech trees along the boundary will be retained.
Access for emergency services and scheduled bus services will be maintained for the full duration of the works.
Euan Scott, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “These tree felling works on the A9 at Artafallie Junction will improve the resilience of the trunk road network.
“Our teams will carry out these works quickly, with safety as our top priority. We thank the local community and road users for their patience while we complete the improvements.”
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.traffic.gov.scot, X @trafficscotland or on the mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.
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