Inverness: Bridge malfunction closes A82 in both directions
A major trunk road in Scotland has closed due to a bridge malfunction. Traffic Scotland posted on X to warn drivers that Tomnahurich Swing Bridge is currently closed in both directions. The bridge carries the A82 trunk road over the Caledonian Canal just over a mile southwest of Inverness city centre. Traffic was reported as being slow in both directions with […]
A96 dualling: £16.9m maintenance bill proves road “not fit for the 21st Century”
According to Scottish Government data just released, the cost of maintaining the A96 that connects Aberdeen and Inverness reached almost £17m in 2024/25. Nineteen people have died in crashes on the A69 over the last five years. Repairs totalled £14.9m in 2023/24, £11.8m in 2022/23 and £13.4m in 2021/22; up from £7.7 in 2020/21. The Scottish Government […]
Inverness interchange in line for safety upgrade
Transport Scotland has said the busy Raigmore Interchange in Inverness is to be made safer for all road users with a £2m upgrade. The large roundabout with a flyover links up the A9, A96 and B865 – a road that takes traffic into the city. It also provides pedestrian access from the city to a […]
Kessock Bridge works to take four months longer than planned
Scottish roads contractor BEAR Scotland has announced a new timetable for essential safety improvements on Kessock Bridge on the A9 which crosses the Firth of Beauly, north of Inverness. The project involves structural strengthening within all four steel towers and will also see the installation of new anemometers to measure wind speed and aid bridge […]
A9: Flash flooding in Inverness sparks accelerated gully cleaning work
Scottish transport chiefs are to bring forward gully cleaning and “investigate the possibility” of further improvements to drains at a notorious flash-flooding spot on the A9. BEAR Scotland made the promise to accelerate its gully cleaning programme after furious motorists hit out at dangerous flooding on the southbound carriageway in Inverness on Sunday morning, says the […]
Inverness Mobility Hub offers modal choice
A Mobility Hub, the first of its kind in the Scottish Highlands, is now providing a seamless interchange between different modes of transport, making it easier for people to use public transport to travel in and around the city of Inverness. As well as providing bus links, Torvean Mobility Hub also offers bike,motorcycle, motorhome, car […]
SNP politician calls for Transport Scotland to open Inverness office
The Scottish Nationalist Member of the Scottish Parliament, Fergus Ewing, says that with planned building works to take place in the northeast of the country, “it makes no sense” for Transport Scotland staff to travel 168 miles from Edinburgh to Inverness and back to work on projects. Writing in the Herald Newspaper, Mr Ewing says […]
Business leaders warn A9’s reputation is damaging Highland economy
There’s a warning that visitors and business people are being deterred from going to the Scottish Highlands because of the “bad reputation” of the A9. The Scotsman Newspaper quotes the Inverness Chamber of Commerce telling members of the Scottish Parliament that companies and staff could be reluctant to move to the region “because of the […]
Inverness Campus AV Pilot Project under way
The first Autonomous Vehicle passenger service pilot in Scotland is underway. The driverless pod is based at Inverness Campus and will carry passengers around the site until March next year. The regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, HITRANS, is promoting the service, saying it is committed to encouraging multi-modal travel and moving away […]