The local allocations capital budget for 2025/26 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation being adjusted for any acceleration or slippage in the previous financial year for each area allocation, and analysis of the road condition survey results.  

Consequently, the 2025/26 area capital roads programme is currently based on the previous year’s baseline £18.1 million Highland Area Roads Budget allocation. Should the approved 2025/26 budget differ from the previous budgets then the programme will be appropriately adjusted. 

The 2024/25 baseline budget for Badenoch and Strathspey area was £900,300. 

Chair of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee, Councillor Russell Jones, said: “Members fully understand the challenges faced by our roads manager when it comes to fixing the issues on every road that requires attention, especially after another severe winter.  

“Members would therefore like to commend the area roads team for their continued efforts to maintain our local road network.” 

Cllr Jones concluded: “Members were given the opportunity to review and agree the proposed resurfacing and surface dressing programmes at their Ward business meetings and I am pleased that today we have agreed a number of programmed schemes that can be prioritised for capital funding allocation.”  

The priority routes approved by Members include resurfacing on:  

• Forest Road & Seafield Avenue, Grantown (U3186)
• Bridge of Brown (A939)
• The Square, Grantown (A939)
• Woodside Avenue, Grantown (U2837)
• Deshar Road, Boat of Garten (C1128)
• Grampian View, Aviemore (U3186)
• Old Glen Road, Newtonmore
• Golf Course Road, Newtonmore (C1135)