Highland Council begins work on green "Covid-19" paths across Inverness

HIGHLAND Council has begun work to create safe active travel paths across Inverness during the Covid-19 lockdown and recovery periods.

The first signs marking out the proposed green route were erected yesterday (Wednesday).

The aim is to ensure walkers, cyclists and other 'wheelers' – particularly key workers – can safely travel across the city to health centres and other important workplaces while maintaining social distancing.

An initial funding package of just over £750,000 has been secured to realise the temporary Spaces for People vision, which officials say could become the template for permanent change in the city's transport system.

The local authority is seeking comments from the public online at https://consult.highland.gov.uk/kse/event/35394

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