A82 SWING BRIDGES TO BENEFIT FROM £1,300,000 OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORKS

• Night time works at Aberchalder and Laggan Swing Bridges with full road closures from 9.30pm-6am.
• Monday 6 February at Aberchalder for five nights.
• Monday 13 February at Laggan for five nights.
• Monday 20 February at Aberchalder for four nights.
• A82 traffic to be diverted via signed diversion routes.

Essential overnight bridge maintenance works will be carried out on the A82 at Aberchalder and Laggan Swing Bridges for three weeks, beginning Monday 6 February.

The £1,300,000 investment by Transport Scotland, which will see worn mechanical components replaced and repairs made to the carriageway, will ensure that the A82 swing bridges continue to operate safely for years to come. This section of the A82 is used by around 3,500 vehicles every day and now requires an upgrade.

The night-time works will take place between 9:30pm and 6am on weeknights from Monday 6 to Thursday 23 February.

Due to the requirement to swing the bridge into the canal open position throughout each night’s work, there will be a full road closure to protect workers and road users.  Access through the works site for emergency services will be maintained.

The A82 will be open outwith the night time working hours to keep disruption to a minimum.

Diversion routes will be in place while the works are carried out:

• Aberchalder Swing Bridge Diversion Route (28 miles)

Leaving the A82 at Invergarry, then via the A87 to join the A887, then via the A887 to re-join the A82 at Invermoriston and vice versa.

• Laggan Swing Bridge Diversion Route (81 miles)

Leaving the A82 at Spean Bridge, then via the A86 to join the A9 at Kingussie, then via the A9 to re-join the A82 at Inverness and vice versa.

Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “These essential works will help address defects and ensure the continued reliability of the swing bridges for motorists and canal users alike.

“The overnight closures are essential for the safety of road workers and motorists, due to the need to swing the bridge open for these works. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and have taken steps to limit the overall impact of the project by carrying out the work.

“Our teams will do all they can to complete the works as quickly and safely as they can, and we thank the local community and road users for their patience in advance while we complete these works. We encourage motorists to plan ahead before setting out by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date travel information.”

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.traffic.gov.scot or Twitter at @trafficscotland.

Materials removed from the existing bridges will be recycled using SEPA approved methods.