Project Details

Description

BEAR Scotland has been commissioned by Transport Scotland to undertake replacement of the central reservation Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) on the A9 between Tore Roundabout and the village of Arpafeelie, north of Inverness. The works involve replacing the current VRS to a high containment VRS, including the addition of VRS where gaps are present along a 2,462m section of the A9 trunk road.

The works are currently programmed to be completed within the 2026/2027 Financial Year, scheduled to take place from 04/05/2026, utilising a night-time working pattern (19:00 to 06:00). Duration of the works is estimated between 4-6 weeks. The works are necessary to update the VRS in line with current traffic standards. Changes in the programme may result in a change to the proposed working hours/commencement dates.

Traffic Management (TM) will include single lane closure (Lane 2) on both sides of the carriageway throughout the scheme extent. The TM strategy will be in line with recommendations and guidance within the Traffic signs manual chapter 8. Access to junctions and private roads will be maintained. Site access and plant storage will be located within TM. If the programme changes, this may result in amendment to the exact TM requirements.

Location

The scheme is located on a stretch of the A9 trunk road between the rural villages of Tore and Arpafeelie, which are located within Highland Council (Figure 1). The scheme has the following National Grid References (NGR):