A9 Dualling

Balfour Beatty has made one of the largest AI investments of its kind in the UK construction and infrastructure industry after unveiling a £7.2 million outlay in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

The procurement process has formally commenced for the fifth A9 Dualling programme contract, for the Pitlochry to Killiecrankie project.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, has announced her intention to award Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd the construction contract for the fourth section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig.

New grade-separated junctions at Birnam and Dalguise and a new roundabout at Dunkeld are among the planned upgrades to the route to be dualled between Pass of Birnam and Tay Crossing.

Major construction works get underway on the third section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tomatin and Moy as the Scottish Government moves forward with its delivery plan. Momentum also continues across the programme with the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the fifth section

Transport Scotland has launched a market consultation seeking the views of the construction industry and associated sectors to inform the A9 Dualling programme’s procurement approach to constructing the sections yet to be dualled between Perth and Inverness.

Proposals to reschedule or accelerate the current delivery plan for the A9 Dualling Programme have both been rejected by a new report.

An archaeological investigations contract which will support the construction of the A9 Dualling between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig has been awarded to Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd.

Cabinet secretary for transport Fiona Hyslop has heralded the publication of made orders as a major step forward in dualling the 15-mile section of the A9 between Dalraddy and Slochd. Subject to no legal challenge being received to the published made orders, this will complete the statutory authoris

The contractor responsible for the design and construction of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project is running a programme of ‘Meet the Contractor’ events in November for local residents to learn about the major construction works scheduled to begin in Spring 2025.

Made Orders for dualling the stretch of the A9 between Killiecrankie and Glen Garry have today been published by the Scottish Government.

Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd has been awarded a ground investigation contract for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig and Pitlochry to Killiecrankie sections of the A9 Dualling programme.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop has unveiled the shortlist of contractors to be invited to the next stage of the procurement process for the fourth section of the A9 Dualling programme, the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project.

Following the announcement of the preferred route option for the A9 Dualling Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing scheme, and the exhibitions held in Birnam earlier this year, local communities and road users will have the chance to see and comment on the development of the design for this challenging se

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £185 million contract by Transport Scotland to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 21 kilometres (13 miles) south of Inverness.