A Dundee firm has been given the job of carrying out £6 million of improvement works on the Perth to Inverness stretch of the A9.
Breedon Aggregates will work with John Paul Construction to improve the major junction at Faskally, near Pitlochry, and widen the carriageway at Crubenmore.
The work at Faskally, scheduled to begin next month, will see the road surface replaced with highly durable material which is resistant to rutting.
It will also include repairs to Faskally Bridge’s deck, installation of a new bridge parapet safety barrier and new road markings and traffic signs associated with safety improvements at the junction on to the A9.
A new three-kilometre extension will be created at Crubenmore later in the year, using quarried material.
Chief executive of Breedon Aggregates Scotland Alan Mackenzie said the project would play a “key role” in reducing accidents.
“The A9 is renowned as one of the accident blackspots of Scotland, with more than 70 accidents along its length in the first six months of last year alone,” he said.
“Widening and reconstructing the road at various points along its length will play a key role in making it safer and we’re delighted to be part in that.
“We look forward to completing the Faskally work by the end of March and to working with John Paul Construction to deliver the important Crubenmore project later this year.”
Breedon Aggregates Scotland is part of Breedon Aggregates Limited, the UK’s largest independent aggregates group.