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Tendering begins for £115m A9 dualling contract

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/all-construction-news

Transport Scotland is seeking potential bidders for a £115m contract to widen a stretch of the A9 in the Highlands.The next phase of the A9 dualling programme will see about six miles of the route between Tomatin and Moy upgraded to from single to dual carriageway. It is the most northerly section of the Scottish government’s £3bn programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness.Transport Scotland has started procurement of the construction contract, which will extending from the south of Tomatin and to the north of Moy. It has published a prior information notice expects to award the contract in the second half of 2022.Meanwhile, ground investigation works, are planned to progress over the coming months, subject to Covid-19 restrictions.