Work is to start on a £300,000 carriageway resurfacing project in the Highland.

BEAR Scotland will begin carrying out improvements on the A9 Cromarty Bridge on Thursday, 25 May.

The project involves resurfacing almost the full length of the A9 Cromarty Bridge with a high performance road surface, designed to make the bridge smoother for motorists and more resilient to harsh conditions.

The scheme is taking place ahead of future refurbishments planned for four of the bridge spans on the structure, set to get underway later this year. This remaining section of the bridge will be resurfaced following the bridge span refurbishment, completing the resurfacing upgrades to all 1.5km of Cromarty Bridge.

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The four-week scheme will take place between 7pm – 7am work on Sunday nights to Friday mornings.

Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland's North West Representative, said: "The investment of £300,000 will allow us to keep the A9 Cromarty Bridge operating safely for motorists for years to come while the future refurbishment works are completed.

"We have taken steps to avoid impacting motorists by completing the works at night and avoiding working on Friday and Saturday nights. We thank motorists in advance for their patience while the resurfacing improvements are completed."

(LM/MH)