Highland Council agrees priorities for repairs on Badenoch and Strathspey's local roads
Members of Highland Council's local committee have agreed the priorities for road repairs in Badenoch and Strathspey for the coming financial year.
The overall budget for the strath for 2023/24 is £473,737.
The funds are split into two pots, one covering overlay and inlay work with a budget of £232,025 and the other is for surface dressing with£241,712 allocated.
Councillor Bill Lobban, chair of the Badenoch and Strathspey area committee, said: “In recent years the council has made a huge effort to improve the condition of our roads by adding significant additional funding.
“Despite the challenging financial position for local authorities throughout Scotland, I hope we can manage to sustain a level of investment that ensures roads in Badenoch and Strathspey can be kept in good condition.”
The area capital programme for 2023/24 agreed at the meeting held at Grantown's Courthouse earlier today will include:
• resurfacing work on stretch of the B970 Coylumbridge to Kingussie road (estimated cost of £34,300).
• Road improvement works on the A939 A95 Junction to Bridge of Brown (estimated cost of £241,080 with funds coming from strategic committee).
• Resurfacing works on the B970 A95 junction to Coylumbridge (estimated cost of £60,025).
• Road improvement works on the B9102 A939 junction to the council boundary (£38,640).
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