A9 dualling race starts for £1.9bn mega framework

Transport for Scotland has kicked off the race to find contractors to deliver the final 58mile stretch of the A9 dualling programme from Perth to Inverness.
After a delivery review it is switching to a framework-led approach to deliver the final five contracts on the programme, ditching the previous project-by-project tender model.
The new £1.94bn framework is designed to bring contractors into schemes earlier through an early contractor involvement model. Officials believe the approach wi