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Scotsman
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Highland roads: Major A9 bridge near Dingwall on North Coast 500 route hit by 20 weeks of overnight works
The bridge is a key part of the North Coast 500 route. | Google Motorists face 20 weeks of speed restrictions. Sign up for the latest news and analysis about Scottish transport Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A key A9 bridge on the North Coast 500 route will face 20 weeks of construction work, starting this month. Overnight maintenance work will be carried out on both lanes of the road over Cromarty Bridge, near Dingwall, from Monday, July 21. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A 30 mph speed restriction is being put in place 24 hours a day while work is ongoing. Temporary traffic lights will be on the bridge at night from 7pm until 6am on weekdays, and 24 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays. The footpath will remain open at all times. Bear Scotland, the company carrying out the works, said large-scale events including the Black Isle Show and the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival have been factored into the planning, with daytime temporary traffic lights being removed during these times. It says signals will also be manually controlled at peak times to minimise disruption for drivers. The total cost of the work is estimated at £2.9 million. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The bridge is a key part of the North Coast 500 route. | Google Euan Scott, Bear Scotland's North West Representative, said: 'This refurbishment is an important investment in this major structure by Transport Scotland which will help ensure the long-term integrity of the bridge. 'Learnings from previous works on Cromarty Bridge have been built into the planning for these improvements and have been designed to minimise traffic disruption. 'We are committed to completing this essential maintenance as quickly and safely as possible. We thank all road users and the local community for their patience in advance. Please plan ahead by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date journey information and leave some extra time to complete journeys.' Scottish Water have postponed plans to close the A862 from Ardullie roundabout to Dingwall for a water main upgrade during the same period. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The proposed works, lasting 13 weeks, had sparked concern in the local community about the impact on drivers. A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: 'We recently we attended a meeting organised by Kiltearn Community Council, and listened to the concerns that residents and local businesses had, both about the work to renew the local water network and its timing. 'As a result of this, we are proposing to defer the work that is needed until Spring 2026. This will give our team opportunity to look again at the options to minimise and mitigate disruption; and to engage further with roads authorities, Network Rail and local communities.
Scotsman
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Highland roads: Major A9 bridge near Dingwall on North Coast 500 route hit by 20 weeks of overnight works
The bridge is a key part of the North Coast 500 route. | Google Motorists face 20 weeks of speed restrictions. Sign up for the latest news and analysis about Scottish transport Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A key A9 bridge on the North Coast 500 route will face 20 weeks of construction work, starting this month. Overnight maintenance work will be carried out on both lanes of the road over Cromarty Bridge, near Dingwall, from Monday, July 21. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A 30 mph speed restriction is being put in place 24 hours a day while work is ongoing. Temporary traffic lights will be on the bridge at night from 7pm until 6am on weekdays, and 24 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays. The footpath will remain open at all times. Bear Scotland, the company carrying out the works, said large-scale events including the Black Isle Show and the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival have been factored into the planning, with daytime temporary traffic lights being removed during these times. It says signals will also be manually controlled at peak times to minimise disruption for drivers. The total cost of the work is estimated at £2.9 million. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The bridge is a key part of the North Coast 500 route. | Google Euan Scott, Bear Scotland's North West Representative, said: 'This refurbishment is an important investment in this major structure by Transport Scotland which will help ensure the long-term integrity of the bridge. 'Learnings from previous works on Cromarty Bridge have been built into the planning for these improvements and have been designed to minimise traffic disruption. 'We are committed to completing this essential maintenance as quickly and safely as possible. We thank all road users and the local community for their patience in advance. Please plan ahead by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date journey information and leave some extra time to complete journeys.' Scottish Water have postponed plans to close the A862 from Ardullie roundabout to Dingwall for a water main upgrade during the same period. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The proposed works, lasting 13 weeks, had sparked concern in the local community about the impact on drivers. A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: 'We recently we attended a meeting organised by Kiltearn Community Council, and listened to the concerns that residents and local businesses had, both about the work to renew the local water network and its timing. 'As a result of this, we are proposing to defer the work that is needed until Spring 2026. This will give our team opportunity to look again at the options to minimise and mitigate disruption; and to engage further with roads authorities, Network Rail and local communities.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Overnight work for up to 20 weeks on A9 crossing
Overnight work lasting about 20 weeks is to be carried out on the A9's Cromarty Bridge. Trunk road maintenance company Bear Scotland said essential maintenance was needed on both lanes of the crossing near Dingwall. It said from 21 July there would be a 30mph limit, temporary traffic lights and construction work would be done between 19:00 and 06:00 in an effort to minimise disruption. Bear Scotland said temporary traffic lights would not be operated in daytime during the Black Isle Show and Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. The events near Beauly are due to take place over the end of July and start of August. They attract tens of thousands of people. The Cromarty Bridge is also on the popular North Coast 500 tourist route. More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds Euan Scott, of Bear Scotland said: "This refurbishment is an important investment in this major structure by Transport Scotland which will help ensure the long-term integrity of the bridge. "We are committed to completing this essential maintenance as quickly and safely as possible. "Please plan ahead by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date journey information and leave some extra time to complete journeys." Meanwhile, Scottish Water has proposed postponing a water main upgrade that would close two-mile (1.2km) stretch of the A862 at Dingwall for more than three months. The company said it had listened to local concerns and planned to put off the work until next spring. The closure was expected to last about 13 weeks between 7 July and 26 September. Bear Scotland
BBC News
02-07-2025
- BBC News
Overnight work for up to 20 weeks on A9's Cromarty Bridge
Overnight work lasting about 20 weeks is to be carried out on the A9's Cromarty road maintenance company Bear Scotland said essential maintenance was needed on both lanes of the crossing near said from 21 July there would be a 30mph limit, temporary traffic lights and construction work would be done between 19:00 and 06:00 in an effort to minimise Scotland said temporary traffic lights would not be operated in daytime during the Black Isle Show and Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. The events near Beauly are due to take place over the end of July and start of attract tens of thousands of Cromarty Bridge is also on the popular North Coast 500 tourist route. Euan Scott, of Bear Scotland said: "This refurbishment is an important investment in this major structure by Transport Scotland which will help ensure the long-term integrity of the bridge."We are committed to completing this essential maintenance as quickly and safely as possible. "Please plan ahead by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date journey information and leave some extra time to complete journeys."Meanwhile, Scottish Water has proposed postponing a water main upgrade that would close two-mile (1.2km) stretch of the A862 at Dingwall for more than three company said it had listened to local concerns and planned to put off the work until next closure was expected to last about 13 weeks between 7 July and 26 September.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- BBC News
'Common sense' call over Highland A82 work to avoid disruption
Calls have been made for a "common sense" approach to roadworks on a major Highland trunk road. Planned work in Fort William and near Drumnadrochit could bring further disruption on the A82 Inverness to Glasgow road for the third time this month. Lochaber councillor Andrew Baxter fears visitors and people accessing medical appointments at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness will be impacted. Trunk road maintenance company Bear Scotland said all road closures were agreed in advance with key partners. Mr Baxter told BBC Scotland News: "We are desperate for these road improvements to happen."But a bit of common sense and a bit of understanding about local circumstances would help enormously."Work at Nevis Bridge in Fort William is due to start on full overnight closures were to be following pressure from local politicians, Bear Scotland has agreed to run a convoy this month, the A82 will be closed to the south of Drumnadrochit overnight for three nights to allow for resurfacing work. Amnesties were put in place during recent works at Loch Lochy, near Spean Bridge, allowing traffic to pass at set times.A spokesperson for Bear Scotland added that closures were scheduled overnight when there was less traffic on the road to ensure "the lowest level of impact" on journeys.
