Inverness Campus footpaths to be extended to boost walker safety
Pedestrians passing through the Inverness Campus could soon be a little safer amid plans to create footpaths so they don't have to walk in the road.
Although footpaths already exist in many parts of the developed parts of the wider campus site, a stretch linking an active travel corridor and the site's veterinary business has long gone without.
But under plans lodged with Highland Council by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, that looks set to be remedied in the near future.
If approved, the new footpath would link nearby paths to the Scottish Vet Referrals site.
It would also mean that walkers using the active travel path that crosses the nearby railway line would also not need to walk in the road when they reached a spot close to the vets.
In a supporting document lodged with the plans, the agents for the application said: "An additional area of shared surface within Zone 4 [of the Inverness Campus site] has been identified as requiring improvements to pedestrian access.
"It is proposed to provide a stretch of footpath to provide sufficient pedestrian access to the veterinary clinic, the footpath to the north and the existing active travel route to the east."
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