Plans on how the A82 at Loch Lomond’s Pulpit Rock is to be upgraded have been revealed by Transport Scotland.

Construction on a new 0.4km two-lane carriageway and a new viaduct is expected to take a year and cost £11 million.

The structure will run parallel to the loch shoreline for 180 m and include widening of the existing carriageway north of the structure.

Water-based environmental surveys will be carried out next week between Inverarnan and Tarbet and Transport Minister Keith Brown has promised ‘meaningful engagement with directly affected communities’as well as public feedback at key stages of the project.

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