Work is to start on a £400,000 essential bridge maintenance project on the A82 in the Highlands.

The scheme on the Ballachulish Bridge involve replacing the bridge expansion joints in the bridge deck, ensuring the structure continues to function safely for many years to come.

The seven-week scheme will get underway on Monday, 11 September. Temporary traffic lights will be in place continuously during the works and a temporary 30mph speed limit in place to keep roadworkers and motorists safe during the improvements.

For safety reasons, four overnight closures are planned between 10pm and 6am in late October. This is due to additional bridge maintenance needing to be carried out to the bridge deck, such as repairing a damaged overhead beam and installing new street lighting on the bridge deck.

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BEAR Scotland's Representative for the North West, Eddie Ross, said: "These essential bridge maintenance works will allow us to make sure the bridge continues to be up to standard and remains in a safe condition for road users.

"We only ever close roads when it is essential, and our teams will be making full use of the four overnight closures for the bridge joints in October to carry out as many repairs and other minor maintenance works as possible when the restrictions are in place.

"We've arranged the programme to limit the impact to road users as much as possible, and we've taken account of events such as the Royal National Mòd in Lochaber when planning our programme to avoid any impact.

"We've also reached out to hauliers and the Road Haulage Association to make them aware of the arrangements during the four overnight closures and we'll keep them updated once final dates are confirmed."

(LM/JP)