Bad weather causes delay to reopening of A86 west of Newtonmore
Works on the A86 west of Newtonmore are now anticipated to take four additional days to be finished due to the recent bad weather.
Trubk road bosses now expect to reopen the section of the crucial cross-country road next Wednesday morning (September 11)
The 24 hour road closure has been in place since Monday 19 August.
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Transport Scotland has said road users travelling on the A86 between Newtonmore and Laggan will benefit from the upgrades.
The 1800m section of road, two miles west of Newtonmore, requires full reconstruction.
The £1.2 million works involve recycling 4450 tonnes of road material which is then reused to make the new road in as sustainable a way as possible.
Road markings will also be upgraded as part of the works with new highly reflective materials again to improve road safety.
A spokesperson for contractor BEAR Scotland said: “Due to the nature and scale of this project requiring a deep excavation of the full road construction, the road will remain closed 24 hours per day for the three week duration of the works.”
Access to Newtonmore has remained open for business.
Local road diversions are in place.
Eastbound traffic is being diverted along the A889 via Dalwhinnie then onto the A9 where road users can rejoin the A86 at Kingussie.
Road users travelling westbound are being diverted along the A9, then the A889 where they can rejoin the A86 near Laggan.
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