Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the advanced works for the dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the (a) total cost and (b) cost of any (i) preparatory work and (ii) consultancy fees for the creation of an ecological pond to accommodate a fly species.
Advance works to a cost of £22.6 million have been undertaken for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project, to de-risk the main construction works contract.
This cost is broken down as follows:
A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy Advance Works | Final Cost |
Archaeological Investigation | £0.6m |
Tomatin Distillery Advance Worksand Local Road Improvements Project | £1.5m |
Ground Investigation Works 2016-2022 | £9.5m |
Network Rail Lynebeg Underbridge Advance Works | £10.5m |
Intelligent Transport System Advance Works (Variable Message Signs and CCTV) | £0.5m |
Total | £22.6m |
The figures above are exclusive of land acquisition costs and design fees.
The Lynbeg Railway Underbridge advance works contract included construction of a new ecological pond to support local ecology, including a nationally rare sub-species of the Caddisfly, which is encountered at only nine locations in the UK, including Lynebeg. The new ecological pond was constructed to meet the commitments set out in the Environmental Statement for the Tomatin to Moy project, specifically Mitigation Items P12 to W32 and P12 to E31, found on pages 21 to 42 and 21 to 50 of the Environmental Statement respectively. The new pond was constructed during the Lynebeg Railway Underbridge advance works contract to de-risk the programme impact on the main works contract.
The cost information available does not enable a breakdown of costs to be provided in the exact form requested.