Development of the 5th phase of the A9 – from Pitlochry to Killiecrankie – comes to upgrading 6.4 km of the A9 to twin carriageway.
The 3 contractors at the shortlist are:
- Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering
- Kier Transportation
- Wills Bros Civil Engineering.
Over the approaching months, the 3 firms will participate in a length of discussion, on the finish of which they’re going to be invited to put up ultimate tenders. Contract award is predicted to be made in autumn 2026 following analysis of the general tenders.
Challenge crowning glory is predicted via the tip of 2030.
The £205m (estimated at Q2 2025 costs) Pitlochry to Killiecrankie venture comes to construction or upgrading 9 bridges, together with a considerable new crossing of the River Tummel along the present Tummel Bridge. It additionally comes to a brand new bridge along the present Clunie Bridge over Loch Faskally and a brand new rail bridge over the Highland Mainline Railway.
The Pitlochry to Killiecrankie venture would be the 3rd contract within the A9 Dualling Programme to be delivered the usage of Shipping Scotland’s amended NEC4 Engineering and Development contract. The contract for this venture can even function a carbon relief fund, which is a capped fund that may be drawn on via the a success contractor to supply further monetary make stronger to reach discounts in carbon emissions that can another way be uneconomic.
Scotland’s delivery secretary Fiona Hyslop stated: “The federal government is continuous to fulfill the deliberate milestones in our supply plan for crowning glory of the A9 dualling programme. This subsequent section within the procurement procedure will see an in depth length of ongoing discussions as every of the contractors paintings to refine their define design proposals. This is a part of our way to force price for cash for the Scottish taxpayer.
“We think to award this contract in Autumn subsequent yr and when development is whole for this phase it’s expected that just about 50% of the A9 between Perth and Inverness shall be dualled, demonstrating this executive’s dedication to finish this necessary infrastructure development.”
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