Two empty properties near Pitlochry are set to be bulldozed to make way for the next phase of A9 dualling.
Perth and Kinross Council has cleared the way for the demolition of Craiglunie and Tigh-na-Beithe.
Transport Scotland has already acquired the two former homes, to the north-west of the town, by compulsory purchase.
They will now be torn down to make way for the Pitlochry to Killiecrankie section of the A9 dualling programme.
Transport Scotland signalled earlier this year that it would be seeking a contractor for the ÂŁ205 million project.
It will involve the dualling of around 6.4km of existing single carriageway.
The Pitlochry to Killiecrankie section starts around 1km south of the existing Tummel bridge.
It ends at the existing dual carriageway at the Pass of Killiecrankie.
Pitlochry demolitions part of A9 advanced works
Transport Scotland notified the council that it intends to demolish the two properties.
A report on the council’s website explains: “The demolition… is to be undertaken as part of advance works to clear the site in preparation for the main construction works to dual the A9.”
Tigh-na-Beithe and Craiglunie cottage are currently empty.
And both are being managed by Savills on behalf of the government’s transport agency.
Transport Scotland published a prior information notice for the Pitlochry to Killiecrankie A9 dualling in April.
That’s the system which alerts contractors and suppliers to upcoming projects.
The agency said previously that it hopes to begin the hunt for a contractor this summer.
Pitlochry to Killiecrankie will be the fifth section of the long-delayed dualling of 133km of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
Conversation