The first section of the new A9 road has been opened to motorists between Kincraig and Dalraddy.

The new 4km carriageway was built by the contractor, a joint venture (JV) between Wills Bros Civil Engineering and John Paul Construction.

The route was opened at 5.30am today, 30 September and will see drivers follow a new road layout between Kincraig and Dalraddy. This will allow the contractor to begin upgrading the existing carriageway.

The development is part of the overall £3 billion A9 Dualling scheme between Perth and Inverness, which is scheduled for completion by 2025.

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Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs & Fair Work said: "As one of Scotland's largest and most challenging infrastructure projects, I welcome this important milestone in our A9 dualling programme, with the first stretch of new road in the programme between Kincraig and Dalraddy now in use.

"Along with the ongoing construction work, we are also continuing to progress the design of the other sections to be dualled with three ground investigation contracts awarded in the last few months. These important investigations are helping to inform and shape the design as we work towards identifying preferred routes for a number of sections to be dualled.

"The Scottish Government is working hard to ensure communities along the A9 get the 21st century road network they rightly deserve, and when completed our dualling programme will bring faster journey times, better journey time reliability and road safety improvements for anyone travelling between the cities of Perth and Inverness."

(LM/CD)