Progress report - Summer 2025 - A9 Short term measures - A9 Safety Group
In December 2022 the Scottish Government announced a £5M package of additional engineering measures to be applied to the A9 from Perth to Inverness between 2023 and 2025 and which are intended to address the perceived contributory factors to collisions in 2022.
These measures include:
- New centre and edge lines marked using high specification “Weatherline Plus” material that has enhanced reflectivity and acoustic properties (i.e. textured lines, which aim to act as a noise warning for drifting vehicles). Changes to existing markings to provide double white lines (prohibiting overtaking) will be progressed around junctions where feasible and supported by Police Scotland.
- Illuminated road studs to provide greater clarity of junction layout at night, along with new/refreshed red infill surface in hatched areas (where required) to give greater emphasis, at junctions not currently treated.
- Upgrade to the transition from dual to single carriageway with enhanced signs indicating the end of dual carriageway, red infill in hatched areas to give greater emphasis and illuminated road studs at the transition between the two types of carriageway, along with use of “Weatherline Plus” at carriageway centre and edge lines.
- Road signs and road markings reaffirming ‘drive on the left’ at one mile intervals, translating to ‘one minutes’ travel time at 60mph.
- Deployment of variable message signs (VMS) displaying road safety messages at eight strategic locations during holiday season.
Short term measure update
The design and installation of the short term measures was completed in Summer 2025. The completion date of each section is shown below:
Single carriageway marking enhancements (8 sections)
- Dalraddy to Slochd (Oct 2022)
- Bankfoot to Dalguise (May 2023)
- Dalguise to Ballinluig (Oct 2023)
- Pitlochry S to Faskally (Dec 2023)
- Killiecrankie to Drumochter (Jun 2024)
- Drumochter (N) to Crubenmore (Jul 2024)
- Kincraig to Aviemore (Nov 2024)
- Crubenmore (DC) to Kincraig (Apr 2025)
Junction enhancements (15 junctions)
- Clunie/Cluniemore (Dec 2023)
- A924 Pitlochry N (Feb 2024)
- B8029 S Blair Atholl (Feb 2024)
- B8029 House of Bruar (Feb 2024)
- B9150 Ralia (Feb 2024)
- Foss Road (Apr 2024)
- B847 Calvine (May 2024)
- A889 Dalwhinnie (May 2024)
- Trinafour (Jun 2024)
- Crubenmore (Aug 2024)
- Glentruim (Aug 2024)
- A95 Aviemore N (Granish) (Nov 2024)
- A938 Carrbridge (Nov 2024)
- A86 Kingussie S & N (May 2025)
Dual to Single marking enhancements (12 interfaces)
- Bankfoot-Dunkeld (May 2023)
- Killiecrankie S (Jan 2024)
- Killiecrankie N (Jan 2024)
- Drumochter N (May 2024)
- Crubenmore S (Aug 2024)
- Crubenmore N (Glen Truim) (Aug 2024)
- Slochd (Aug 2024)
- Dalraddy (Nov 2024)
- Ballinluig south (Feb 2025)
- Pitlochry S (Apr 2025)
- Drumochter S (May 2025)
- Kincraig (Sep 2025)
Dual to Single carriageway interface traffic signs (12 interfaces)
- Bankfoot-Dunkeld (May 2023)
- Drumochter S (Feb 2025)
- Drumochter N (Feb 2025)
- Kincraig (Feb 2025)
- Dalraddy (Feb 2025)
- Killiecrankie S (Feb 2025)
- Killiecrankie N (Feb 2025)
- Ballinluig S (Mar 2025)
- Slochd (Mar 2025)
- Crubenmore S (Apr 2025)
- Crubenmore N (Apr 2025)
- Pitlochry S (May 2025)
Two-way offset arrow markings (7 sections)
- Bankfoot to Dalguise (May 2023)
- Dalguise to Ballinluig (Oct 2023)
- Pitlochry S to Faskally (Dec 2023)
- Killiecrankie to Drumochter (Jun 2024)
- Drumochter (N) to Crubenmore (Jul 2024)
- Dalraddy to Slochd (Jan 2025)
- Crubenmore DC to Kincraig (Apr 2025)
Two-way warning signs (7 sections)
- Bankfoot to Dalguise (May 2023)
- Dalguise to Ballinluig (Sep 2024)
- Pitlochry S to Faskally (Oct 2024)
- Killiecrankie to Drumochter (Oct 2024)
- Drumochter (N) to Crubenmore (Oct 2024)
- Dalraddy to Slochd (Jan 2025)
- Crubenmore DC to Kincraig (Aug 2025)