Reminder on overnight closure of B817 Novar Road at Averon Bridge in Easter Ross town of Alness for props to be put in place
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MEMBERS of the public are being reminded about an emergency road closure taking place in an Easter Ross town next week.
It affects the B817 Novar Road at Averon Bridge in Alness and centres on temporary work being carried out on a badly corroded footbridge in the town.
Highland Council will be closing a section of the B817 road at Averon Bridge to carry out emergency repairs and the propping up of the Averon footbridge.
The road will be closed from 8pm on Monday (August 15) to 5am on Tuesday, August 16. Diversion routes will be available and these will be signed.
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Highland Council says there will be no access for emergency vehicles but pedestrian access will be maintained through the closed section of road.
Earlier this year we revealed how a report over corrosion to the base of the footbridge prompted its immediate closure.
During the overnight closure, a contractor employed by the council will install a temporary prop to support the footbridge.
When complete, the footbridge will reopen and the temporary traffic lights presently on the road bridge will be removed.
Following installation of the temporary prop, a more permanent solution will need to be developed by the council for the footbridge.
The council said previously that a "range of options" will be considered from minimum repairs through to complete replacement.
It said earlier this year that it hoped the permanent repairs will be done in 2023 "but at this stage it is not possible to confirm the timescale or what the final solution will be".
