On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential works at various locations on the A9 around the Alness area. Full programme of works can be found below.

Daytime tree felling works will be carried out from Monday 10 to Saturday 15 February between 7am and 7pm. Works will be done under single lane closures controlled by temporary traffic lights during these times. There may be periods of up to 15 minutes where traffic will be held at the traffic lights to allow for the safe removal of larger trees. The A9 will be fully reopened outwith working times.

Over 15 nights between 7pm on Sunday 23 February until 6am on Friday 14 March, the road will be fully closed for 600m of carriageway resurfacing. The A9 will be reopened outwith working hours with a 30mph speed restriction in place as traffic will be traveling over a temporary road surface. No works will take place on Fridays or Saturdays.

Traffic will be diverted from the A9 at Skiach services onto the B9176, then on to the B817 to Westford roundabout, onto Teaninich Avenue, then back onto the A9 where road users will continue to their destination.

Traffic will be diverted from the A9 on to Teaninich Avenue to Westford roundabout, then on to the B817 and then onto the B9176 at Skiach services then back onto the A9.

Following on from Alness Point, six nights of resurfacing will take place from 8pm on the evening of Sunday 23 March to 6am on the morning of Monday 31 March. No works will take place on Friday or Saturday nights. To ensure safety to the travelling public and our workforce, works will take place under temporary traffic lights with a 10 mph convoy. The A9 will be fully reopened outwith working hours, with a 30mph speed restriction as traffic will be travelling over a temporary surface.

Access through works site for emergency services will be maintained at all times on all sites.

Consultation has taken place with local people and businesses.

Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “These projects on the A9 will help address defects and greatly improve the area for motorists.

“Our teams will do all they can to complete the works as quickly and safely as possible, 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.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.