Public meeting on CTLR plans
Have your say as project design moves on
The design for the second phase of Perth and Kinross Council’s largest-ever infrastructure project is progressing well and is now at a stage where the views of the public are sought.
The Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) will link the A9 over the River Tay to the A93 and A94 north of Scone.
The project includes realignment of a section of the existing A9 dual carriageway, provision of a new bridge over the River Tay and construction of a new grade separated junction on the A9 between Inveralmond Roundabout and Luncarty.
PKC hopes the CTLR will help to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution in Perth city centre and Bridgend, as well as facilitating sustainable development as envisaged in the council’s local development plan.
The requirement for the CTLR is long-established, with the Perth Transport Futures Project having been the subject of various council reports over the past decade.
More recently, funding was allocated for the CTLR in June 2016 and the preferred route was selected by the council in December 2016.
The council appointed SWECO as design consultants for the CTLR in July 2017.
Since then, SWECO and the council’s roads infrastructure team have been busy progressing site surveys and investigations along with the initial design of the required infrastructure, as well as having discussions with affected land owners, environmental agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
The site investigations are now well under way and the design has reached a stage where it is ready for public consultation.
Members of the public are invited to the following consultation events where there will be an opportunity to view the current design, meet the council team responsible for the project, meet the designers, give their views and ask any relevant questions. What the Cross Tay Link Road might look like The event details are: • May 21, 2pm-6pm in Perth Concert Hall;
• May 23, 4pm-7pm in Luncarty Memorial Hall, Luncarty;
• May 28, 4pm-7pm in RDM Institute, Scone.
More information, including the current roads design, is also available on the project website www.perthtransportfutures.co. uk