A construction contract worth over £10 million to extend a section of dual carriageway on a lifeline road for the north of Scotland, is set to go ahead with the appointment of an Irish contractor.

Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson announced that John Paul Construction will build the Transport Scotland funded project, which will provide a further 3.2 km of dual carriageway on the A9 at Crubenmore.

Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said: "The Scottish Government is committed to dualling the A9 from Perth to Inverness on a phased basis. As a signal of our commitment, earlier this year the Finance Secretary announced that we would use some of the budget consequentials to fast track the work to extend the dualled section on the A9 at Crubenmore.

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"I am delighted to announce the selection of the contractor and that this project will soon be moving to construction, bringing widespread safety and economic benefits to communities and businesses the length of Scotland."

Located to the south of Newtonmore in Glen Truim, the A9 Crubenmore Dual Carriageway Northern Extension is one of a number of improvement schemes recommended for development to help achieve safer operation and more reliable journey times for the A9.

John Paul Construction, founded in 1949, provides a comprehensive range of construction services including: management contracting, design build and finance, partnerships/turnkey arrangements including PPP's as well as traditional contracting.

With their Head Office in Dublin, Regional Office in Cork and International Offices in London and Dubai, they have the expertise to deliver large and complex projects across all sectors of the industry.

(GK)