Project Details

Description

BEAR Scotland has been commissioned by Transport Scotland to carry out an installation of a new 23m long and 2m wide footway link along the northbound carriageway of the A86 within Newtonmore. Works are required to link existing pedestrian facilities, as pedestrians are currently walking on an uneven grassy verge adjacent to the A86 which may cause a safety issue. The total area of works forms 0.02ha.

The works are scheduled for delivery within the 2025/2026 financial year, with a proposed start date of end of February 2026. All works will be undertaken during daytime hours over a two-week period. However, the programme is subject to change and start dates or working hours may be revised as required. Excavated earth material will be reused within the scheme extents where possible with the remaining disposed of in a licenced waste facility.

Traffic Management (TM) will consist of lane closure facilitated by two-way traffic lights, and site compound is not required.

Location

The scheme is located along a stretch of the northbound carriageway of the A86 within the village of Newtonmore, in the Highland Council administrative area (see Figure 1) between the following National Grid References (NGRs): NN 71128 98886 - NN 71157 98896.