Appendix E: Email to Stakeholders

A9 Dualling: Perth to Inverness - Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing

Good afternoon, 

 We are pleased to inform you that the Virtual Exhibition for the Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the A9 Dualling Programme is now live.

It has been confirmed that the Preferred Route is Additional Whole Route Option 3, Option ST2D, which has the following key features:

  • The A9 route is generally at-grade (same level as existing) and stays at the current surface level past Dunkeld & Birnam Railway Station;
  • The railway station will be accessible from Birnam via Station Road. The new replacement car park will have provision for both public transport and active travel facilities. A new pedestrian underpass, incorporating stairs and a lift, will provide a link for pedestrians from the car park to the railway station building and platform;
  • National speed limit (70mph) throughout;
  • Underbridge connecting the existing private access to Murthly Castle to the B867;
  • Grade-separated Birnam Junction just south of the existing B867 and Perth Road junctions with northbound entry and exit slips and southbound entry only slip;
  • A roundabout at Dunkeld Junction close to the current surface level (at-grade) providing connections between the A9, A923, A822 and the road to Inver;
  • Improved at-grade junction layout providing access to The Hermitage; and
  • Grade-separated Dalguise Junction just south of the existing junction with the B898 with entry and exit slip roads in all directions.

To look at this in closer detail and share your feedback online, scan the QR code below or visit a9p2.virtualeventspace.io.

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You can also download a digital version of the feedback survey which can be submitted by emailing A9dualling@jacobs.com or by writing to Jacobs, A9 Dualling Team, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX.

Alternatively, hard copies of the feedback form are currently located at Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Station Road, PH8 0DS, and can be posted in the onsite feedback box. You can also submit your feedback at our in-person Public Exhibition which will be taking place at Birnam Arts & Conference Centre between 11am and 8pm on Monday, 29th and between 10am and 6pm on Tuesday, 30th January 2024.

Feedback is being collected by our consultants (Jacobs UK Limited) and will be shared with us throughout the consultation period and through a consultation report which we will publish. We may also use your feedback to inform future reports or public documents related to this activity. If you choose to provide contact details with your feedback, your personal data will be deleted on completion of this project. If you have any enquiries about how we are processing your personal data, please contact us at A9Dualling@jacobs.com, or alternatively please visit our website privacy policy.

We would be grateful if you could take the time to provide any feedback on the Preferred Route design by midnight on Sunday, 17th March 2024.

Yours faithfully,