It has been confirmed that the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) has been made for the Inverness West Link project.

The development will provide a new transport link from the Southern Distributor Road at Dores Road, to the A82 trunk road via a fixed link across the River Ness and the Caledonian Canal.

Details of the Compulsory Purchase Order, requires to be approved by Scottish Ministers, while the objection period for the Order closes on Monday 9 December 2013.

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All of the 20 landowners involved in the Order have been contacted by the Council and are aware of the CPO. The Council as part of their discussions with landowners will endeavour to acquire by agreement the necessary land for the scheme and these discussions will run in parallel with the Order process.

The local authority has already submitted the planning application for the scheme and the making of the CPO at this stage will ensure that the Inverness Link project is still on target for delivery in 2015.

(JP/CD)