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Caithness News Bulletins 2003
Helmsdale Ord Road Index | Caithness.org News 2002 | |
PUBLIC CONSULTATION |
Proposed Route Cutting Slopes Standard 1:2 Embankment Broadleaved Wood Planting Proposed Scrub Planting Agricultural Grassland Vegetation Rough Grassland Vegetation Rock Cuttings With Vegetation Existing A9 Existing Woodland Proposed Mixed Woodland Proposed Woodland by Others Section Lines |
Engineering • Improves visibility & geometry locally • Negligible reduction in journey times • Few overall benefits to road users • Low geometric standard • Local accesses remain • Cannot accommodate climbing lane Economics • Scheme cost - £ 1.26m • No economic benefit for capital outlay Environment • Good fit with the landscape • Only localised visual impacts • Limited field severance • Follows line of historic Old North Road • Avoids cultural heritage areas • Negligible nature conservation implications |