Updated 31 October 2024 – Due to the poor weather forecast, there will be no work on the A889 Dalwhinnie tonight. Works resume on Sunday 3 November. The end date is not affected.

• Carriageway improvement works started on Monday 30 September

• Night time road closure with diversion

• Access will be maintained for residents and visitors

BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, started essential resurfacing improvements on the A889 through the village of Dalwhinnie on Monday 30 September.

All works are due to be completed by 6am on the morning of Saturday 9 November. All surfacing and road marking works will be done at night time only between the hours of 7pm and 6am with the road fully re-opening each day. There will be no works on Thursday 31 October.

To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users, the road will be closed overnight between the A9/A889 Dalwhinnie junction and the A889 Crubenmore Junction just north of the railway bridge and Dalwhinnie Distillery.

A9 traffic that would usually travel on the A889 will be guided by a signed diversion route through Kingussie, Newtonmore and Laggan, and vice versa for A86 traffic, so road users can continue their journey safely.

Access will be maintained at all times during the night time road closure for emergency services, residents and visitors.

Operatives will be positioned at each end of the work site to safely escort residents and visitors to their destination within Dalwhinnie through the live works zone where surfacing will be taking place. In addition there will be signs at accesses and junctions with a phone number to ring for residents and customers leaving Dalwhinnie so that an operative can escort road users safely out of the site.

Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “This crucial surfacing project on the A889 through Dalwhinnie will fix existing defects and significantly enhance the driving experience for all road users.

“Our teams are committed to executing these works quickly and with safety as our top priority. We thank the local community and road users for their patience while we complete the improvements.

“To minimise delays, we recommend that road users plan their journeys in advance by checking the Traffic Scotland website for real-time travel updates.”

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.traffic.gov.scot, X @trafficscotland or on the mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.