The local allocations capital budget for 2025/26 remains to be established, which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation.

The estimated local allocation for the City of Inverness Area (based on 2024/25) is £1,660,302.50 comprising £1,504,962.50 for overlay/inlay works and £155,340.00 for surface dressing works.

Leader of Inverness and Area Cllr Ian Brown said: “Members welcomed 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 works.”

Councillors have agreed funding allocations for 31 specified locations for roads resurfacing works including 7 footpaths reconstruction/resurfacing works which can be funded from the capital allocation. Another 53 locations have been prioritised for resurfacing works subject to any finalised increase in capital budget allocation and any potential underspend being carried forward. A budget of £200,000 for major patching for all Inverness Wards was also agreed.

In addition, 12 locations were prioritised for surface dressing works within the capital allocation with another 20 locations agreed upon - should funds become available.

Details of the prioritised road works schemes for the Inverness area can be viewed in the budget report appendices 2 and 3.