Funding to be sought for solution to Stromeferry bypass

Highland Council will seek help from the Scottish government to fund a permanent solution to the trouble-hit Stromeferry bypass.

The route at the Stromeferry bypass has been badly affected by rock falls in recent years, with one slide closing it for four months.

A new bridge and bypass at an estimated cost of £100m or diverting the existing road have been proposed.

The council cannot afford to pay for the full cost of either option.

The A890 helps to connect Lochcarron to Plockton, and its high school, and eventually with Kyle, on the opposite side of Loch Carron.

The road runs across the top of the sea loch to link up with the A896, the main road to Lochcarron.

When the bypass is closed, drivers face having to take a 140-mile (225km) diversion, instead of the usual 18 miles (29km) from Lochcarron to Plockton.