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Highland Council’s £2bn 20-year plan to fix roads and schools

Councillors will be asked to approve the proposed investment at a meeting on 9 May.

Council leader Raymond Bremner said if it was given the go-ahead, work would begin immediately on the project.

He told BBC Naidheachdan: “This is an ambitious plan.

“It’s something we’ve been looking to do for some time because of the challenges we have with our roads and our school estate.”

The local authority has been criticised in recent months for the state of roads in Skye and Caithness, and the lack of progress on new school campuses to replace ageing buildings.

It has bought land in Dingwall for a new school for pupils with additional support needs, but currently has no funding to construct it.

Last year, the council had to cut the amount of money available to put towards replacing Inverness’ 46-year-old Charleston Academy from £14.5m to £1.5m due to financial challenges.


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