34 Progress Updates

Progress made in the construction of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project.

Progress made in the construction of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project.

Progress made in the construction of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project.

A significant milestone with the completion of the beam installation for the third, and final, bridge on the project

Progress made in the construction of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project.

Road surfacing works progressed at pace along the mainline A9 with significant progress noticeable at various locations throughout the site.

By early June 2020, our contractor was able to proceed with planning and pre-start preparations on site, following the Scottish Government’s up-date to the construction sector guidance.

The Scottish Government has updated its construction sector guidance to move to Phase 1 of its route map for moving out of lockdown, allowing the construction industry to proceed with planning and pre-start preparations.

Following the Scottish Government announcement at the end of March, our contractor Balfour Beatty implemented a managed shutdown of the site, in line with the Government guidelines including physical distancing.

Despite adverse weather creating challenging working conditions in February, bridge beam lifting operations at Gelly overbridge were successfully completed during two overnight closures of the A9 on 18 and 19 February