Road safety works at busy B9006 junction

Works will commence on Monday 7 October to introduce traffic lights at the Tower Road and Culloden Road B9006 junction in Inverness.

Tower Road will be closed between its junction with the B9006 (Inverness - Culloden Road) and its junction with Caulfield Road to enable junction signalisation works to proceed. The Tower Road section will be closed from Monday 7 October 2024 for a period of 4 weeks.

Chair of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans is pleased to see the works start.

He said: “The Tower Road / Culloden Road junction has been particularly hazardous for many years. I am delighted to see works starting to improve road safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. 

“Strath Civil Engineering Limited will be carrying out the work that will provide a new signalized junction and layout. While there will inevitably be some disruption (which will be kept to a minimum) I would urge motorists to plan ahead accordingly while the works are ongoing as the end results will make the junction safer for all. This work will greatly improve the safety of the junction, which will be widely welcomed.”

The upper end of Tower Road (between Caulfield Road and Culloden Road) will be closed for part of the works with traffic diverted via Caulfield Road. The B9006 Culloden Road will remain open but will be subject to traffic control at various times during the works. Using the road closure will reduce the duration of the works, minimise the use of three way traffic lights and minimise delays to traffic on Culloden Road.

The works are expected to last 8 weeks.