Highland Council officers to recommend controversial plans for a link road be removed from proposed road improvement scheme in Inverness

Highland Council officers will recommend controversial proposals for a link road be removed from a broader road improvement scheme in Inverness.

Earlier this year, residents in Drakies were alarmed to discover that design proposals aiming to ease traffic congestion around Inshes roundabout also included a new road linking Sir Walter Scott Drive at the 'Eagle' roundabout with Drumossie Avenue.

But a recommendation to remove proposals for the link road will now be included in a report to Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee on Thursday November 18.

In an online meeting today, Highland Council officers met representatives of Culcabock and Drakies Community Council.

The meeting addressed the responses to a public consultation on proposals to Inshes Junction Improvements.

A statement issued by the council said: "The vast majority of comments and feedback provided are related to the proposed link road to Drakies from the Eagle Roundabout.

"Council officers have taken into account the majority community feedback and will be recommending in a report to the City of Inverness Area Committee that that the proposed Drakies Link Road is removed from the Inshes Junction Improvements scheme."

After the proposals for new road were revealed this summer, hundreds of people signed a petition, claiming it was dangerous and unnecessary.

They maintained it would destroy a green space and result in children having to cross a busy road to get to the park as well as creating a "rat run" for motorists wanting to avoid Inshes roundabout.

They were particularly worried that the new road – which would turn an existing cul-de-sac into a through road with two-way traffic – would result in increased traffic passing Drakies Primary.

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