Sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, has appointed Ennstone Thistle as its principal contractor to build Phase 3 of the walking and cycling path from Oban to Ballachulish.
Construction work is now underway on Phase 3 and is scheduled for completion in spring of this year. The section will feature three miles of path linking Portnacroish to Inverfolla and creating a circular route to Port Appin.
Part of National Cycle Network Route 78, Phase 3 will take the total mileage of completed path to 17. Sustrans Scotland aims to complete the works linking Oban to Ballachulish by 2013.
The project is a joint partnership between Sustrans, the Scottish Government, local landowners, Transport Scotland , Highland and Argyll and Bute councils, Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, which is funding the installation artworks along the path.
Welcoming the appointment of Ennstone Thistle, Clary Elliott , Engineering Manager at Sustrans, said: “Sustrans is delighted to welcome Ennstone onboard to progress the construction of the path following the company’s success in completing Phase 2 in 2009.
“Phase 3 is an important milestone in the development of this project as it brings the route to its halfway point between Oban and Ballachulish.”
Malcolm Cullen, Site Engineer from Ennstone Thistle said: “The whole team at Ennstone is proud to be delivering this project which, when completed, will provide a mostly traffic-free route which is an excellent facility for the benefit of walkers and cyclists in the area.”
Source: SUSTRANS
