A890 Balnacra to Lair Improvement

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Type: Bypass or realignment for use by all traffic
Status: In planning or on hold
Authority: Highland Council
Cost: £ 7m
Finance: Local authority
Length: Unknown

Scheme Outline

Off-line widening of single-track road through Balnacra and Achnashellach. Currently (December 2009) three routes are under consideration; the Red route stays to the north of the railway, and the Green and Blue routes both involve new crossings at the eastern end.

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Progress

20 December 2009	Proposals are on display at Highland Council Service Point in Lochcarron.
18 August 2010	Highland Council has recently applied for a European Regional Development Fund grant to improve the section of the A890 from Strathcarron junction to Balnacra level crossing.
29 April 2011	Improvement of the section from Strathcarron to Balnacra is due to start in September 2011, following Highland Council's successful bid for £0.5m of European funding.

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