Funding bid for River Ness flood scheme

The Highland Council has made a bid for major funding from the Scottish Government for a flood prevention scheme to protect riverside properties in the centre of Inverness.

The estimated cost of the scheme is £20,884,000.  80% or £16,707,934 is being sought from the Scottish Government’s General Capital Grant.  The Council would need to identify the remaining 20% or £4,176,000.

Developed over 9 years, the River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme (Tidal Section) in Inverness is designed to protect 795 residential and 188 non-residential properties from a 1:100 years return period flood.

It comprises two distinct sections – the central section between Friars Bridge and Ness Bridge and the lower section from Friars Bridge north to the harbour and the mouth of the River Ness.

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