April 2021 - Project is under planning stage; March 2021 - Government of Scotland has granted approval to complete the statutory procedures for four new schemes for the doubling of the A9 highway between Perth and Inverness; September 2019 - Public inquiry called to resolve disputes over the project; August 2018 - Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd has been awarded a ground investigation contract worth over GBP1.1mn (USD1.4mn); Project is part of GBP3bn (USD5bn) programme to dual A9 between Perth and Inverness