Motorists face more A9 misery as road repairs begin

Motorists on the A9 face more misery as a new phase of roadworks begins on a stretch of the road in Highland Perthshire.

The repairs will force lane closures on a significant stretch of dual carriageway south of Trinafour and are expected to cause delays.

BEAR Scotland said a convoy system would have to be put in place on the southbound carriageway to protect its workforce.

That will be in place on weekdays only, between 8am and 5pm each day, beginning next Monday.

A 30mph speed limit will, however, be imposed for the duration of the works, which are expected to take around 10 days to complete.

The Scottish Government is taking forward the largest roads project in Scottish history to dual the A9 in its entirety.

Nonetheless, millions of pounds worth of repairs have had to be carried out on single and dual carriageway stretches of the road in recent months.

Transport Scotland said its funding for the Trinafour improvements will address “defects, cracks and potholes”, creating “a smoother road surface”.

The improvements follow on from other resurfacing works completed on the northbound A9 at Drumochter, Ballinluig and Moulinearn earlier this year.

BEAR Scotland’s Eddie Ross said: “The £340,000 investment from Transport Scotland will allow our teams to carry out these essential resurfacing works at this section of the A9, greatly improving the condition and safety of the route in this area.

“To keep road workers as well as motorists safe, a 10mph convoy system will be in place during working hours only to ensure traffic is passing the work site at a safe speed.

“The convoy will not operate outwith working hours, but a 30mph speed restriction and a lane closure will remain in place to protect traffic.

“Northbound traffic will not be affected by these works.”

Mr Ross added: “We’ve taken steps to plan these works to avoid working at the weekends to minimise disruption, and our teams will do all they can to limit the impact to motorists as much as possible.”

Motorists are urged to be patient during the works and are encouraged to allow additional time for travel.

Real-time journey planning information can be obtained by visiting trafficscotland.org.