A96 road closures pushed back by rough weather, Highland motorists advised by Amey
A planned closure of the A96 for vital roadworks has been pushed back to next week after adverse weather forced its postponement.
A 1.2km section of the busy trunk road will close east of Balloch each night from Sunday, December 8 to Wednesday, December 11 between the hours of 7.30pm and 6.30am each night.
Barring any delays, the work would be finished by 6.30am on Wednesday.
The roadworks, which will cost £118,000, will allow maintenance teams from Amey to address defects on the road.
A spokesperson for Amey, which maintains the A96 on behalf of Transport Scotland, said: “The resurfacing will benefit more than 18,000 vehicles who use this route each day, creating a smoother ride for motorists and reducing the need for ongoing maintenance.”
During the night-time road closures, diversions will be in place via the B9090 between Inverness and Nairn, passing through Clephanton, Croy and Cawdor.
The spokesperson added: “Westbound traffic will take the A939 at Nairn and turn right onto the B9101 before continuing on the B9090 to Clephanton.
“Traffic can then turn left onto the B9091 and continue on the B9006 at Croy, following the route to Inshes Roundabout at Inverness. They can then take the fifth exit from the roundabout onto Sir Walter Scott Drive to join the northbound A9 towards Raigmore Interchange.
“Eastbound traffic will follow the A9 south and exit onto the B9006 Culloden Road then follow the above route in reverse.
“There will be local access between Inverness and Barn Church Road. Traffic for the B9039 may use other local routes.”
To report a problem on the network visit https://netrunkroads.scot/report-a-problem/.
Real-time journey information can be obtained by visiting www.trafficscotland.org.