Project development process

Scoping/Baseline Assessment (Completed September 2019)

Full details of the baseline assessment were provided at the Public Exhibition (2019) and are available at Transport Scotland’s website.

Milestone: Public Exhibition - September 2019

Options Appraisal

Outcome of options appraisal to inform next stages. The outcomes were issued in a report alongside the announcement of the preferred route.

Identification of Preferred Route

Following conclusion of the Options Appraisal and the 2020 public exhibition, the preferred route was identified.

Preparation of outline design

Ongoing stakeholder engagement and design refinements.

Preparation of planning application

Close working with multi-agencies and preparation of the required supporting documents to be included in the planning application.

Land Negotiations

Further engagement with landowners once outline design is fixed/known.

Procurement/Construction

Transport Scotland has offered to fund and construct the NMU route, should it successfully progress through planning in time for it to be included in the A9 Dualling Dalraddy to Slochd construction contract.