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consultation, 8 route options were put forward for consideration by Highland Council from which one was chosen,. This route passes through the canal park area of Inverness, and remains highly contentious. An Inverness Courier poll indicated that 85% of residents would choose an alternative route, most popularly one through Torvean Quarry.
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The east section will bypass Inshes Roundabout, and accommodate proposals for new development at the West Seafield Retail and Business Park and also a new Inverness Campus, which houses Inverness College UHI's main campus together with "An Lochran" which is jointly occupied by HIE and UHI Executive
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under the canal. Both of these designs are technically complex and were considered in detail along by the key stakeholders involved in the project. Ultimately it was decided that a bridge over the river and a tunnel under the canal were the best option, although more expensive. Following a public
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Plans are in place to construct a southern bypass that would link the A9, A82 and A96 together involving crossings of the
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did however, include the eastern section of the route, which will see the A9 at Inshes linked to the A96.
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traffic to pass under without the need for opening. The other involved a bridge over the river and an
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But the absence of the TLR's western section, which would include a permanent crossing over the
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bypass in its transport plan for the next 20 years was made. The government's
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in the Torvean area, southwest of the city. The bypass, known as the
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who feel the bypass is vital for the city's future economic growth.
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were developed. One involving a high level vertical opening
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"Go Ahead for Design of Inverness Trunk Link Road"
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"Trunk link road tunnel to cost £85m - the Inverness Courier"
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"Inverness Courier | News | Inverness-Bypass | Inverness bypass route options, public asked for views"
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"Option six picked as possible new route for Inverness bypass | Inverness Courier | News | Inverness-Bypass"
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Link-Protest-Group-Inverness/201272206555997
"Inverness West Link bypass contractors hail project's 'solid progress'"

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