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[Duncan macknight]

Any more news on when it opens?

Shouldn't be too long now. I believe it should be open around Christmas time or Novembersish

[Duncan macknight]

With the opening of the new rugby club building a week ago a short section of the road has been opened from Holm Mills to Ness side Roundabout, only really used by local traffic just now. I did take a drive on it today and it felt a bit wrong as it's kind a ghost road with no signs!

[Glen]

Here's the latest video of the progress.

[Duncan macknight]

Public can vote for the name of the ness bridge, https://www.highland.gov.uk/site/script ... esults.php

[orudge]

What, no Bridgey McBridgeface?

[Duncan macknight]

Some signs have been put up at Ness side rdbt. I took a drive along the whole “bypass” today to Inshes and would think that removing a few roundabouts would make the road move a bit better.

[Glen]

Remember, it's not a bypass, it's a distributor road.

The whole point in a distributor road is to distribute traffic, not take it from one end of the route to the other.

[Duncan macknight]

Listening to MFR there seems to be a marathon event on the 10th December so the opening will most likely be around that date somewhere. Probably Monday 11th..

[Altnabreac]

Holm Mills Bridge wins the naming vote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-41913751

Pleased it is a "bridge" that has won rather than a "crossing".

[Duncan macknight]

Opening date and time has been confirmed as Monday 11th December at 12noon

[WeirdKerr]

Holm Mills Bridge wins the naming vote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-41913751

Pleased it is a "bridge" that has won rather than a "crossing".

I had hoped for Bridgey McBridgeyFace.....

[Duncan macknight]

Due to the snow the “fun run event” has been delayed but I believe the opening is still 12 noon tomorrow. Took a walk along it today and it looks really good. The only gripe i have is the 30MPH speed limit past the rugby pitches but that I understand due to the fear of flying rugby balls!

[Duncan macknight]

Road was open at about 10am instead of 12noon. Still a bit slushy but good to be driving on it at last! Signs along the distributor road still say B8082 so I imagine that will be changes in the near future.

[rileyrob]

Have we ever seen definitive evidence that the A8082 is going to be any more than the loop over the new canal bridge (when it is finally built) to maintain the A82 flow when one bridge swings? I have a suspicion that the B8082 will remain, and be extended to cross the new river bridge, and that for now the A8082 will simply extend from the new A82 roundabout to the next roundabout, a distance of maybe 150m.

[Duncan macknight]

Have we ever seen definitive evidence that the A8082 is going to be any more than the loop over the new canal bridge (when it is finally built) to maintain the A82 flow when one bridge swings? I have a suspicion that the B8082 will remain, and be extended to cross the new river bridge, and that for now the A8082 will simply extend from the new A82 roundabout to the next roundabout, a distance of maybe 150m.

Signs are being altered along the route (the B is becoming an A on the B8082 signs) so it seems it will extend all the way to inshes.

[WeirdKerr]

drove it today.... quite impressive, nice layby by the river which will be a good spot in the summer for a picnic

[clc]

Official drone video of the opening ceremony:

http://youtu.be/mLsqaFRE2hM

[c2R]

So is it confirmed that the whole road is the A8082, with the B8082 number becoming defunct?

[Glen]

"A" has been stuck over "B" on the majority of signs along the Southern Distributor Road.

[djw1981]

Looking on maps today i noticved [gmap]https://goo.gl/maps/8aAhUE74GBq[/gmap]. The stub off the roundabout appears to involve a new bridge and road across the golf course. Is the current swing bridge being replaced, or merely near life expired and they are doing a 'Forth replacement crossing' style diversion then refurb of old bridge for busses only/redundancy?