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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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