Project to begin on Monday 11 April for twelve days

A section of the A9 south of Daviot is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway from Monday 11 April.

The improvements will see over 600m of the A9 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer road for road users.

The project is scheduled to begin on Monday 11 April and is expected to take 12 days to complete. Works are programmed to take place between 7am and 7pm each day. No works are planned to take place over Easter Weekend, Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April. All works are expected to be completed by 7pm on Thursday 28 April, subject to weather favourable conditions.

To ensure the safety of road users and  roadworkers, a 10mph convoy system will be in place during working hours. Traffic management will be removed outwith working hours, however a temporary 30mph speed limit will remain in place as traffic will be travelling over a temporary surface.

Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “This surfacing project just south of Daviot will greatly improve the quality and safety of this section of the A9.

“The traffic management is necessary to protect roadworkers and road users. We’ve taken steps to minimise disruption as much as possible by avoiding working at the weekends as well as during the  Easter bank holidays.

“We thank road users for their patience in advance and would also encourage them to plan ahead before setting out by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up to date travel information.”

Real-time journey planning information can be obtained by visiting www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or the new site my.trafficscoltand.org.