LOCAL NEWS JUNE 28 2024
Written by MartyM on 28 June 2024
Council outline £60 million road investment plan
The Highland Council has announced £60 million plus of investment on roads and infrastructure over the next three years.
During a meeting of the full council of Thursday, the local authority announced that increases in capital through the Highland Investment Plan should see a further £287m investment to sustain roads and transport infrastructure over 20 years. This is pending agreement by the council as part of budget setting from 2027 onwards.
There will also be additional funding to strengthen existing capital commitments to a range of on-going infrastructure needs over the next twenty years, including roads, bridges, street lighting, fleet, plant, equipment, and other infrastructure including flood prevention, piers, and harbours.
The leader of the Highland Council Raymond Bremner said: “The planned investment will help to address the on-going challenges we face in maintaining more than 4,000 miles of Highland roads and sustaining rural communities.
A total of £63.4m will be spent on roads and infrastructure improvements over the next three years.
Sleat aim to keep West Highland flag flying
In sport, Sleat and Strath face Tomatin United as they look to continue to fly the flag for the West Highland league in the Highland Amateur Cup this weekend.
The Skye side take on Tomatin in Culloden at 2pm on Saturday.
Meanwhile in shinty, Skye ladies will take on reigning WCA National Division champions Badenoch in a 12pm throw in Portree on Saturday
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