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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 |
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Engineering • Good standard of geometry • Shorter Route • Good journey time savings • Link to new road for local access • Can include climbing lane (to connect to Phase 1) Economics • Scheme cost - £4.03m • Modest benefits for capital outlay Environment • Marginal disturbance to historic crofting landscape • Major embankment and bridge crossing of Navidale Burn • Crosses Allt Briste (South) and Feith Dubh valleys in cutting • Downslope and further away from most properties • More visible to properties on higher ground • Some field severance but potential access under road • Does not follow historic line of Old North Road • Negligible impacts upon cultural heritage areas • Negligible nature conservation implications. |
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