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Major Road Improvements A9 Perth to Inverness

September 4, 2015 By Ron 1 Comment

Image courtesy Traffic Scotland
Image courtesy Traffic Scotland
Those of you who frequently, or occasionally, travel to the north of Scotland know that the A9 between Perth and Inverness, a total of 112 miles, is not the most pleasant road to drive, and not the safest either. The scenery might be breathtaking in most places but quite frequently, especially in the busy season, there are traffic jams due to roadworks, accidents or very slow moving vehicles. When you’re lucky and find yourself on a section of dual carriage way you can overtake but as soon as that ends the road becomes single carriageway again. As slow moving vehicles also make use of the A9 there are quite frequently accidents resulting in lengthy delays. Very annoying to those who need the road for work and for pleasure.

But now there is light at the end of the glen! Traffic Scotland has a project in preparation titled “A9 dualling Perth to Inverness”. This is a £3 billion project which involves the upgrade of 80 miles of single carriageway along the A9 between Perth and Inverness. The project is designed to deliver economic growth through improvements to road safety and journey times as well as better links to pedestrian, cycling and public transport facilities. Hurrah I hear you shouting… Well don’t hold your breath for now as it will be ready in 2025 but at least something will be done and that’s great news.

Stretch of Single Carriageway on the A9
Stretch of Single Carriageway on the A9

Transport Scotland has a lengthy article on their website with all the ins and outs of this huge project as well as a very informative A9 Dualling Newsletter where you can read in more detail about each section and the work involved.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A9, Dualling A9, Perth to Inverness, Roads, Traffic

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  1. Swinton says

    March 8, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    It certainly will NOT be ready in 2025. Since they finished the bit at Aviemore in Summer 2017 almost 2 years lost before this 2 year carry on at Dunkeld! People using A9 for work, pleasure or food supplies etc have been penalised for far too long. Constant closures for up to hours on end with accidents .Living north of Perth, never mind beyond Aviemore is intolerable. By time it gets done it will need to move on to 3 lanes each way. Will we ever be able to get onto that road and have an in interrupted journey? Highly unlikely. But we are not the Central Belt. They get an extra lane in each direction from Glasgow to Edinburgh in one YEAR
    No alternate routes unless head to Aberdeen and use new bypass. What must tourists think of our quaint roads! ‘Brigadoon’ the second!!!!!!!
    You will never, never have that road completed by 2025. Why are all consultations not ongoing so that once one section is done, the next starts.
    You cannot even give us up to date info on the Dunkeld carryon just now. I travel down on Tuesday 13th March hitting that area around 5.30. How long are rush hour delays. Oh forget it will go over the Lecht

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