Project Details
Description
Strategic road safety works are required along a stretch of the A96 between Keith and Huntly to reduce collisions and improve road safety along this route. The total length of the scheme is 14.6km, however works will be undertaken at localised sections within the extents.
The scheme entails signage upgrades at 13 locations; upgrading of Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) barriers and terminals at four locations; and the removal and replacement of start and end terminals only at ten locations within the scheme extents.
The following plant and machinery will be required:
- Push/pull machine;
- Hydraulic breaker;
- Excavators;
- Concrete mixer truck;
- Auger drill; and,
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs).
The proposed construction is programmed to be undertaken and completed within the 2025-26 financial year, commencing in August 2025 for approximately six weeks during overnight shifts. TM will comprise of lane closures with temporary traffic lights in place.
Location
This section of the A96 carriageway is a two-way single carriageway located between Keith, within Moray, and Huntly, within Aberdeenshire at the following National Grid References (NGRs) (Figure 1):
- Scheme start: NJ 43291 49899
Scheme end: NJ 49910 42573