Long term tangible and intangible legacies – These will include:
Arisaig to Loch Nan Uamh
Economy
• Provide a value for money solution to improve journey times and level of service for local, business, commercial and tourist users of the A830.
• Aid sustainable economic development, encourage inward investment and creation of business opportunities in the Ardnamurchan and Moidart areas.
Accessibility
• Provide better local community access, aid more efficient delivery of services and improve communications locally.
• Enable the area at a regional level to realise its economic development potential in terms of external markets, in particular tourism, timber, and fishing.
• Improve access to Arisaig, Morar, Mallaig, the Small Isles, South Uist and Skye for non-motorised users of the trunk road corridor, in particular touring cyclists and walkers.
• Ensure a good fit with existing access to established Rights of Way and minor roads and tracks used by walkers in the area between Glen Beasdale and Arisaig.
Integration
• Transport integration – maintain link to Beasdale Railway Halt and Highland Line.
• Transport land-use integration – fit with land-use policy as identified in Highland Council Structure Plan and Lochaber Local Plan.
• Policy integration – ensure rural and island communities remain sustainable and strengthen in the longer term, providing improvement in links to employment and for tourism.
Safety
• Improve road safety on this section of the A830.
