Transport

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RAIL passengers on the Highland mainline are facing major weather-related disruption for a second day.

Advance notice of A9 surfacing work in Easter Ross has been given before it starts on March 1.

Maintenance work is required on the A837 route in the Lairg to Rosehall area.

ATTEMPTS to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.

RAIL services were suspended throughout Sutherland for another morning on Tuesday – amid continued snow drifts between Ardgay and Georgemas Junction.

Highland councillors have paid tribute to roads crews who have been working hard across the region trying to keep routes in the region open.

FLOOD alerts are in force in Sutherland as milder air begins to trigger a thaw over the Highland snow fields.

HUGE snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.

A north Highland route closed by drifting snow has reopened again – but several Sutherland roads remain shut

Several roads in Sutherland hit by snow drifts this morning with a number of routes closed.

Drifting snow in the north Highlands has forced the planned closure of a stretch of the A835 north of Ullapool.

A road in Brora has closed today and will remain shut for six weeks to enable work to be carried out on water mains.

WORK has begun on a new £1.3 million maintenance programme aimed at protecting the Cromarty Bridge's foundations from the sea.

Roads in Sutherland are still affected by the wintry conditions with two routes currently closed.

LAST night’s deep freeze saw the coldest February temperature recorded since 1955, even topping figures during the infamous snow of the winter of ‘63.

A DEEP freeze which sent temperatures lower than at any point for 26 years has led to "challenging" conditions on the rail network.

Officers are advising people who have to make essential trips they must keep updated on weather and road conditions.

TEMPERATURES in Sutherland have plunged to a frigid -22C amid warnings from police to avoid unnecessary travel

A SUTHERLAND community council is worried that a new smooth surface laid on a stretch of road in its area could lead to an accident in icy conditions.