A9 dualling

[Glen]

The last I heard was the road will be open for the August bank holiday weekend with other work to be finished after then.
Traffic is now running on the second carriageway, so the temporary alignments on the first carriageway are being finished off, but there's still other work like barriers and parapets to be installed.

[A9Craig]

So far I'm not that impressed with how this project has been executed. 2 years to add an additional carriageway that required no GSJs seems excessive. Also there are several sections where both carriageways are unnecessarily at different elevations and gravel used on the central reservation banks which will surely wash away in time.

[Glen]

I don't know how you were expecting a parallel widening scheme to be carried out, other than by constructing a new carriageway next to the existing road, swapping two-way traffic onto that, then constructing the second carriageway.

Most of the A9 dualling schemes are likely to constructed in much the same way.

[Burns]

The point seems to be that the works have taken what seems to be quite a long time. Presumably, if the whole road is to be fully dualled by 2025, there are going to have to be concurrent sections under construction?

[GrahameCase]

Looks like another head on collision today in the Kincraig work area

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-40470133

There was one in April as well, the no overtaking signs are very noticable throughout the works, but is the roadwork layout adding to confusion? People not expecting traffic to be heading toward them on a dual carriageway?

[Duncan macknight]

I don't see why people get confused as there are signs well in advance telling you to "slow down", "Roadworks" and many many cones at the side of the road including men working at the side.

[Osthagen]

The crash looked pretty bad to me. They've had to close the A9 in both directions now around Kincraig.

[B9127]

If Luncarty to Pass of Birnam is to start before the year end what is the update on contract procurement or does the 32 of December count?

[Glen]

The industry day presentation from April says the contract will be awarded in February.

[B9127]

So the programme is slipping already or is just they don't want a winter start?

[Duncan macknight]

The overtaking lane has been (almost) resurfaced and some road signs are appearing at the north end. They are a bit pedantic i.e. End of dual carriageway 460 yds

[novaecosse]

The overtaking lane has been (almost) resurfaced and some road signs are appearing at the north end. They are a bit pedantic i.e. End of dual carriageway 460 yds

That's a bit precise... 1/4 mile would have sufficed

[Nwallace]

The overtaking lane has been (almost) resurfaced and some road signs are appearing at the north end. They are a bit pedantic i.e. End of dual carriageway 460 yds

That's a bit precise... 1/4 mile would have sufficed

Preparation for metrication obviously, only need to replace 3 letters with a wonky m

[FtoE]

Driving down today I noticed the (I presume, because you could see patches of blue under the covers) 'Dual carriageway 2 miles / 1 mile / ahead' signs.
The signs looked a bit different - then realised they had one thick central support post rather than two thinner side ones. Don't know if this is a new 'thing' or not.

[Glen]

The signs are on passively safe posts.

[haggishunter]

I had a wee peek under the covers at the blue signs.

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[Stravaiger]

Any word of when road is going to open yet? I believe the original contract specified 22 months- if this is correct, they are now into extra time....

[novaecosse]

The signs are on passively safe posts.

Hopefully not circular section poles in sleeves... they have a habit of turning in the wind and shaking themselves down the poles.

It's not passively safe for our crews to visit sites after every stiff breeze to turn signs the right way round

[Glen]

Hopefully not circular section poles in sleeves... they have a habit of turning in the wind and shaking themselves down the poles.

It's not passively safe for our crews to visit sites after every stiff breeze to turn signs the right way round

I've noticed that with large signs on single Jerol poles, that the sections of the sign face end up misaligned if they turn on the pole.
The ones used on Kincraig to Dalraddy are aluminium Optimast posts.

[A9Craig]

Any word of when road is going to open yet? I believe the original contract specified 22 months- if this is correct, they are now into extra time....

Was along it today and August bank holiday looks unlikely. Still constructing parapets and other work to be done on the southbound carriageway. The NMU shared path is far from finished.

The WS2+1 has been resurfaced as S2 but no white lining yet. The extra bit on the west side has been planed and will presumably be covered with something until Crubenmore - Kincraig is dualled.