August 2021 - Project under planning stage; January 2020 - Ground investigation works to take place for 2 months; June 2016 - Mott MacDonald Sweco JV has been appointed by Transport Scotland to carry out route option assessment and detailed design work; Project is part of proposed dualling of Inverness-Aberdeen (A96) route; Project length - 29 miles; Project cost - GBP31.5mn