£185,000 resurfacing work to get under way on A9 to the north of Golspie, Sutherland, Bear Scotland announces

MAJOR £185,000 resurfacing works are set to cause a week of night-time disruption for A9 motorists near Golspie from tomorrow (Sunday).

Bear Scotland has announced that ti will be resurfacing a one kilometre section of the A9 near Dunrobin Castle, to the north of Golspie.

The overnight project is set to begin on Sunday evening and is expected to take six nights to complete. The improvements will take place between 7pm and 7am each night with all works due to be completed by 7am on Monday, January 25. No works are planned for the Friday and Saturday nights.

A 10mph traffic convoy will be in force during the works, but will be removed outwith those times. Access will be maintained for emergency services at all times.

Eddie Ross, Bear Scotland’s north-west representative, said: “This £185,000 surfacing project will greatly improve the road surface on this section of the A9, creating a safer and smoother journey for motorists.

“We have taken steps to help minimise disruption for road users as much as possible during the project including carrying out the improvements overnight. The traffic management in place is essential for ensuring the safety of road workers and road users, however our teams will do all they can to complete the project as quickly and safely as possible.

“We thank motorists in advance for their patience whilst we carry out these surfacing improvements on the A9 and would encourage road users to plan their journeys in advance by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up to date travel information and allow extra time for travel.”

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

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