Bumping this old thread again to add an image of the work in progress.
Not my picture - nicked from a FB group that I'm a member of.
Andrew
Berridale braes
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^ Another ugly scar upon the landscape - pandering to motorists expectations. Expect the road speeds to rise on the new road.
? How much is that costing us all ?
? How much is that costing us all ?
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Thanks for the photo.
I wonder why they don't just build a new road and bypass the whole steep bit of the valley?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.18487 ... 756,14.39z
They did that 20odd years ago over Navidale just to the north of Helmsdale.
My first JOGLE in 1994 went in and out of the hillside on the road, but by my End2End and Back, the A9 had been completely re-routed.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hel ... d-3.653533
......... and at Ousdale.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.16210 ... 871,15.21z
............. and at Dunbeath. (Pronounced dun-beth)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.24940 ... 947,14.21z
I wonder why they don't just build a new road and bypass the whole steep bit of the valley?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.18487 ... 756,14.39z
They did that 20odd years ago over Navidale just to the north of Helmsdale.
My first JOGLE in 1994 went in and out of the hillside on the road, but by my End2End and Back, the A9 had been completely re-routed.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hel ... d-3.653533
......... and at Ousdale.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.16210 ... 871,15.21z
............. and at Dunbeath. (Pronounced dun-beth)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.24940 ... 947,14.21z
Mick F. Cornwall
Re: Berridale braes
andrewwoods wrote:Bumping this old thread again to add an image of the work in progress.
Not my picture - nicked from a FB group that I'm a member of.
Andrew
Are they going to use the section of old road as a lay-by and/or cycle path by any chance?
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rotavator wrote:Are they going to use the section of old road as a lay-by and/or cycle path by any chance?
No, it says "Existing A9 and lay-by to be grubbed up, reprofiled and planted"
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andrewwoods wrote:rotavator wrote:Are they going to use the section of old road as a lay-by and/or cycle path by any chance?
No, it says "Existing A9 and lay-by to be grubbed up, reprofiled and planted"
And those who do this profess to have policies to promote cycling.
Bah humbug!
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Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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This picture from the BBC news story makes it look like they have just completed a perfect cycle path. If only.....
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Cannae see far ahead there, one wonders what the maximum speed limit shall be
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Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies