£450,000 overnight surfacing project planned for section of A82 route in the Highlands
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An essential overnight surfacing project on the A82 is set to begin on Sunday (October 25) for three weeks.
The work, north of Spean Bridge on the Fort William to Inverness Road, will see closures each week, Sunday to Thursday 8pm to 6am.
Works amnesties to be implemented at 9pm, 10pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow traffic to safely pass through project
The project, will see almost two kilometres of road resurfaced on the A82 through Stronaba, is worth more than £450,000 will upgrade the road surface.
No works are programmed to take place on Friday or Saturday nights.
Outwith working hours a temporary speed limit of 30mph will be in force as traffic will be required to run on a temporary road surface. Access for emergency services will be maintained at all times.
Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland’s north west representative said: “This £450,000 surfacing project on the A82 north of Spean Bridge will help address any defects on the A82 and greatly improve the running surface for motorists.
“For everyone’s safety we have to close the road overnight while we carry out the work however, we’ve arranged for amnesties to be implemented that will allow road users to be safety escorted through the work site at pre-defined times. We’re also avoiding working on Friday and Saturday nights to further limit the impact of our works at weekends.
“Our teams will do all they can to complete the works as quickly and safely as they can, and we thank the local community and road users for their patience in advance while we complete this project. We encourage motorists to plan ahead before setting out by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up to date travel information.”
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org , twitter at @trafficscotland or the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org .
