One of the north’s most scenic routes is to benefit from a £10million investment to replace two bridges.
Work to replace the Garbh Bridge, five miles west of Glenfinnan, on the A830 Road to the Isles will start on Monday.
And three weeks later the project will shift to the Utha Bridge, two miles west of Glenfinnan.
The new structures will provide a wider carriageway and increased safety barrier protection that improves traffic safety.
The works are part of programme which will see a total of nine bridges improved along the A830 over the next few years, with works carried out by Bear Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland.
Work at the Dearg Bridge was completed last year.
Temporary bridges, including the same one used at Dearg, will be installed as a diversion until works at Garbh and Utha are completed.
Traffic lights and a 30mph speed limit will be in place for the safety of road workers and motorists.
Design work has also started for the next two bridges in the replacement programme – Ranochan and Arieniskill – and these are due to start on-site in 2016.
Eddie Ross, of Bear Scotland, said: “The new design of Garbh and Utha bridges has taken into account the complex environmental challenges of each location and have been designed to recycle as much of the old bridges as possible. The replacements will create low maintenance bridges designed to last for many years to come.”
Meanwhile temporary replacements for a crumbling Highland bridge have been ruled out while the route is closed for repairs.
Ruthven Bridge will close at the end of July for a £1million project to replace the structure, which Highland Council engineers believe is as at “serious risk” of partial or total failure.
The bridge carries the B970 road over a burn near the Ruthven Barracks and connects the communities of Drumguish, Inveruglas and Insh with the A9 and Kingussie.
Local residents and organisations had requested alternative routes, including a temporary crossing near the existing bridge or a temporary junction with the A9 Inverness-Perth road.
But these have been ruled out because of cost and geographic constraints.
However, there is some good news users after contractor Morgan Sindall confirmed the work will be completed within six weeks, instead of three months as feared.