Councillors have agreed over £5 million of roadworks in two Argyll areas, Oban, Lorn and the Isles, and Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands.
As part of Argyll and Bute Council’s roads capital programme, a total of £8m has been approved for across the council area.
In total, £2.8m will be spent on overlay, inlay and kerb and surface works across the Oban, Lorn and the Isles administrative area.
At least £200,000 each will be spent on works at Lochavich between Kilmelford and Drissaig; North Shian at Port Appin; and the B8065 on Tiree.
A section of North Shian at Inverfolla has been earmarked for £160,000, while works on the B8073 on Mull will have more than £124,000 spent on them.
Nearly £2.5million of roadworks in the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands area was also agreed by councillors.
At least £200,000 each will be spent on the A819 at Electric Cottage, two locations of the A846 at Bowmore, and on the A847 at Port Charlotte.
A section of the B8002 from Ardfern to Craignish has been allocated £162,000 for works, while Campbeltown Esplanade has been earmarked for £130,000 worth of remediation.
The details were given in a report to the authority’s environment, development and infrastructure committee on Thursday, March 21.
Executive director Kirsty Flanagan said: “This council has approximately £122m of backlog maintenance (based on figures produced by SCOTS) across the road network.
“This means that over £122m would need to be invested to bring the road network up to an ‘A1’ standard. Most councils are in a very similar position.
“During these challenging financial times, it is very unlikely we will benefit from the level of investment required to bring the road network up to an ‘A1’ condition.
“However, over the last decade there has been a carefully applied strategy of delivering revenue and capital funding collectively and delivering a series of works designed to minimise reactive work, carry out right first time repairs wherever possible and to deliver surfacing techniques and specifications which maximises the amount of repairs and resurfacing which is delivered.
“As with almost all council services there is insufficient funding available to treat all the sections of road that we would like to do, the focus being on treating sections where we can maximise the financial return and in so doing reduce the amount of reactive repairs carried out.
“However, the investment levels that the council has made over a number of years have made a positive impact on the council’s road condition. This has been detailed in the road condition index which is included in the annual status and options report.”
Ms Flanagan added: “The capital programme presented is based on carriageway condition late autumn/early winter. With the effect of winter this programme may need to be adjusted to ensure that any investment takes into consideration any winter deterioration.
“The programme for each of the administrative areas will be forwarded to area committee members and updates to area committees as the programme progresses. The programme will also be available on the council website with key scheme status and dates.”
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