Ground investigation work is to commence on the A9 between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig, starting next week, 01 October.

The work forms part of the national A9 Dualling programme.

The ground investigations are expected to be complete in around ten weeks.

Some traffic management measures will be required when necessary to allow work beside the carriageway to be carried out safely. This will include alternate single file traffic sections controlled by temporary traffic signals.

A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: "Design work on the A9 Dualling programme continues at pace with eight of the nine remaining dualling schemes being designed now at draft Order stage.


"As part of the ongoing design work we need to carry out further ground investigations to get important information on the existing ground conditions in the on the sections to be dualled.

"The first of these vital investigations starting next Monday are for the section between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig and in the coming weeks and months we will be announcing details of further ground works across the dualling programme.

"We apologise for any inconvenience these works will cause and would thank road users and local communities in advance for their patience during the works. The contractor will closely monitor the operation of the traffic management measures to ensure that delays are kept to a minimum.

"While we do not expect major disruption to traffic, we would ask drivers to plan their journeys in advance using the Traffic Scotland website, twitter feed or Traffic Scotland radio."

(CM)