HITRANS Corran Fixed Link Study

Short to medium term

The investment in the shoreside infrastructure and a ferry replacement will ensure the continued operation of a resilient ferry service in the short to medium term which is fundamental to the economic viability and future sustainability of the Ardgour peninsula, Lochaber, and Mull communities.

Longer term

In parallel to progressing a business case and funding applications for a new vessel and associated infrastructure for the Corran Ferry service, we have been making a longer-term case for a fixed link (a bridge or a tunnel) over the Corran Narrows.

The Corran Narrows Fixed Link Feasibility Study (Stantec, 2019) identified a range of potential fixed link options and developed a set of very high-level costs. Since the completion of this study, the ferry business case work has proceeded apace and there is now a degree of confidence in ferry and infrastructure replacement costs.

We are therefore seeking to update the fixed link costs, contained within the HITRANS report both as a basis for comparison with the ferry option but also to inform longer-term investment planning decisions.

HITRANS Corran Fixed Link Study