The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport has announced his intention to award the construction contract for the dualling of 6.4 kilometres of the A9 between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie to Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd.
The work will help to ensure that 50% of the A9 between Perth and Inverness is dual carriageway by 2030 and will involve new grade separated junctions, active travel routes for walkers and cyclists and flood mitigation measures. Advance works are already underway in the area to prepare the site for the main construction work, including archaeological investigations, tree felling and demolition of vacant properties.
Transport Scotland says that the contract is expected to deliver 60 new full time equivalent jobs and around £33 million pounds of opportunities for local businesses which will ensure economic benefits throughout the region.
The Highland Archive Centre in Inverness, part of High Life Highland, is inviting people from across the Highlands to explore their heritage at its Family History Day on Saturday 31st October, a free event dedicated to genealogy and family history research. The day will comprise a talk entitled The Quirks of Family History and will then give visitors the opportunity to view original archive documents that can enrich family history research, including school and poor relief records.
The Highland Archive Centre's dedicated Family History Room in Inverness provides access to a wide range of specialist resources and expert support from staff with extensive knowledge of Highland and Scottish genealogy. It is the only location in the Highlands with direct access to the Scotland's People Network, providing access to census records, parish registers and statutory birth, marriage and death records from across Scotland. Booking is required to attend the event.
In the weekend football, Ross County will be looking to continue its unbeaten run and to keep its place at the top of League One when it plays Airdrieonians at the Global Energy Stadium tomorrow. Airdrie is in fifth place in the table fifteen points behind County.
In the Championship, Inverness Caley Thistle currently in fourth place, travels to play the team immediately above it, Raith Rovers, and will be looking to narrow the current gap of five points.
Both matches kick off at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
