Highland Local Transport Strategy - Consultation

18th October 2009

The consultation on The Highland Council's local transport strategy is now underway and members of the public have until Friday 11 December to respond to this important document which sets out how the transport system will be developed in the Highland area over the next three years. Following a pre-consultation last winter with public meetings throughout the Highlands, the draft local transport strategy has been finalised. The consultation document details the key issues that influence the provision of transport and explains the main challenges. A series of objectives have been developed along with policies designed to assist in achieving these objectives. The Council's programme for investment in transport is also set out in the document. Key to delivering progress will be partnership working with other agencies.

Councillor John Laing, Chairman of the Council's Transport, Environmental and Community Services Committee, said: "This is an important opportunity for members of the public and key transport stakeholders to express their views on how they think the transport system in the Highlands should be taken forwards. Many challenges lie ahead and we are keen to develop the strategy taking account of the views of the people of the Highlands in meeting these challenges."

The consultation document can be viewed at www.highland.gov.uk Comments may be submitted by post to Cameron Kemp, Integrated Transport Manager, Transport, Environmental & Community Services, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX or by email to cameron.kemp[AT]highland.gov.uk