The Highland Council has confirmed the second and final phase of ground condition investigations are under way in relation to the Inverness West Link road.

Holequest Ltd, who carried out a majority of the ground investigation works for the first phase of the project, will also be responsible for this latest phase which involved boreholes being installed in the River Ness at the proposed bridge pier locations.

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Access to these works will be along the edge of the Canal Parks and the Council has asked the public to comply with the direction signing in association with the works, which will be supervised by the Council and their consultant, Capita Symonds Ltd.

The controversial Inverness West Link follows a sweeping alignment along the banks of the River Ness from Dores Road Roundabout to cross the River Ness at the Precast Yard/Weir via a bridge. The link road will then follow the toe of the Caledonian Canal embankment to a tandem canal bridge arrangement at Tomnahurich.

A report on the final detail of the route is expected to be presented to the City of Inverness Area Committee on 12 August and the Council hopes to apply for detailed planning permission by the end of that month.

(JP/CD)