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The A82 Pulpit Rock Improvement scheme took a step forward today when the notice for the main contract was published.
Signalling the start of the procurement process, Transport Scotland has published the OJEU contract notice for the works which are expected to start in spring next year.
The improvements will involve the provision of a new 0.4km single two-lane carriageway, which includes a new viaduct structure that runs parallel to the loch shoreline for 180m and online widening of the existing carriageway to the north of the structure.
The works will result in traffic signals being removed from the location after 30 years and the road upgraded to enable the free flow of traffic.
Construction is expected to last for around one year and the anticipated construction cost for the scheme is £11 million.
The A82 is the main link road from Glasgow and the Central Belt to Fort William, the Highlands and the Western Isles. The road is wedged between Loch Lomond and the steeply sloping hillside and any works on it will provide real engineering challenges.
(GK)
