The procurement process is now underway for the £205 million contract to upgrade a stretch of the A9 route in Scotland. The process has been launched by Transport Scotland and is for the 6.4km stretch of the A9 linking Pitlochry and Killicrankie.
The design work for this stretch of the upgrade project is being handled by Jacobs. Improving the section of the A9 to dual carriageway status will require building or upgrading nine bridges. The work includes building a substantial new crossing of the River Tummel alongside the existing Tummel Bridge, a new bridge alongside the existing Clunie Bridge over Loch Faskally, and a new rail bridge over the Highland Mainline Railway. The section also includes provision for safe walking and wheeling crossing points and improved access for non-motorised user travel routes including the Rob Roy Way.
This will be the third of the A9 Dualling Programme to be delivered according to Transport Scotland. When dualling for this section is due to be operational at the end of 2030, almost 50% of the A9 between Perth and Inverness will have been upgraded to dual carriageway.
The publication of the notice comes just after the Scottish Government announced its intention to award the contract for the neighbouring section between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig to Wills Bros Civil Engineering.
Upgrading the A9 between Perth and Inverness to dual carriageway status will boost transport efficiency as well as safety on the route. Used heavily by tourists and heavy trucks as well as local traffic, the route has had a poor record for safety in the past.
