Additional night of work required on A82 at Drumnadrochit before coronavirus shutdown

Bear Scotland says work will be carried out tonight to make the area safe ahead of a temporary shutdown.

Ongoing surfacing improvements require an additional night of work to allow teams to make the area safe before temporarily pausing the project.

Works will take place from 8pm to 6am tonight (Friday) and tomorrow morning on the A82 Drumnadrochit to Temple Pier project.

This will make the area safe for public use before the work is temporarily halted.

Teams will return to complete the project at a later date.

Traffic management will remain the same as used previously with an overnight road closure in place during working hours due to the narrow road widths on this section of the A82.

Amnesties will be provided at 10pm, midnight, 2am and 4am to safely escort traffic through the work site.

Eddie Ross, Bear Scotland’s north west representative said: "The safety of our employees and supply chain is always of paramount importance and we’re closely following government advice in relation to our staff and our business.

"The additional night of work is essential to ensure we leave our sites in a manner which is safe for public use.

"It is necessary to temporarily pause some ongoing projects across the network including these surfacing improvements on the A82 at Drumnadrochit, however essential services such as our Emergency Defect Repair teams will continue to monitor the conditions of routes across the network ensuring they remain safe for vital users.

"We’re doing our utmost to adhere to any new advice as it emerges, and we’ll continue to work with Transport Scotland to ensure we can deliver a safe trunk road network across the north of Scotland during this difficult time."

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