North West

ESSENTIAL BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROJECT   A9 Kingswood Bridge, near Birnam   Work set to begin from Thursday 21 January for three weeks    Essential maintenance works at Kingswood Rail Bridge on the A9 near Birnam are set to begin later this month. The £80,000 project will involve essential parapet replacement and barrier upgrades to ensure … Continued

Friday 11 December ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE REQUIRED FOR A84 NORTH OF STRATHYRE SURFACING PROJECT FROM 8PM MONDAY 14 DECEMBER   Please be advised that an additional overnight closure to complete road surfacing improvements on the A84 North of Strathyre is to occur next week. The project was due to be completed by Tuesday 8 … Continued

NEW PAINTING TRIAL TO BEGIN AT A9 KESSOCK BRIDGE Engineers to trial painting and works access techniques to protect essential components of bridge Minimal impact to A9 traffic Project to take four months to complete starting Monday 14 December No works are planned over the festive period   A new painting trial to determine the … Continued

£45,000 FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS   A9 Brora  Works start on Monday 14 December   Brora is set to benefit from improved footways on the A9 with £45,000 worth of upgrades set to begin later this month. The project will see upgrades to the existing footway and pedestrian crossing points over a 500m stretch along the A9, … Continued

  ‘BLIZZARD OF OZ’ AND ‘I WANT TO BREAK FREEZE’ AMONG NEW BEAR SCOTLAND VEHICLES SET TO SPREAD GRIT THIS WINTER   BEAR Scotland unveils newly named fleet of winter vehicles to lead winter charge     A newly named fleet of BEAR Scotland gritters are primed to tackle Scotland’s infamous winter weather this year. … Continued

£10,000 ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT  A84 Leny Feus  Project to begin from Wednesday 9 December for two days   Road closure in place for safety for duration of project   A road maintenance project on the A84 north of Callander is set to get underway from Wednesday. The project will involve teams carrying out temporary repairs … Continued

Monday 30 November OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY ON A85 AND A828 AFTER BEING POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER   Please be advised that the overnight surfacing improvements planned for three sections of the A85 and one location on the A828, outlined in the release below, are now underway. These improvements had been programmed to get … Continued

£340,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A82 North of Dochfour   Project to begin from Sunday 29 November for two weeks   Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm – 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday night   A section of the A82 five kilometres south of Inverness is set to benefit from an improved road … Continued

• ‘Sled Zeppelin’, ‘William Wall-ice’ and ‘Gonnae Snow Dae That’ will help to lead winter charge • 57,500 tonnes of salt ready to treat trunk routes across north of Scotland • Over 180 winter operatives & 24/7 control room help to deliver a dedicated winter service   BEAR Scotland is primed to tackle whatever adverse … Continued

Friday 13 November   OVERNIGHT WORKS AT A9 RAIGMORE INTERCHANGE POSTPONED TO TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER   Please be advised that the overnight maintenance works planned for the overbridges at the A9 Raigmore Interchange, outlined in the release below, have been postponed for a short period. The project had been programmed to get underway from Monday … Continued

£80,000 OVERNIGHT DRAINAGE AND FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS  A82 Fort William  Improvements begin on Sunday 8 November for three weeks Motorists and pedestrians using the A82 in Fort William will benefit from improved road drainage and footway upgrades as £80,000 of improvements are due to begin on Sunday. The improvements will involve footway resurfacing and upgrades to … Continued

SECOND PHASE OF £130,000 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROJECT ON THE A82 IN INVERNESS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK   Works start Monday 2 November for approximately six weeks The second phase of a £130,000 pedestrian crossing project on the A82 in Inverness is set to get underway next week. This phase of the project will involve teams … Continued