“Inversnow” should have led to ice buggies to complete link, Government told
Campaigners for the completion of the Inverness by-pass have condemned the Scottish Government for refusing to take the opportunities presented by the big freeze, known across the Inversnecky team as the Inversnow.
With the frozen river and canal, bodies pressing for the completion of the southern distributor had called on the government to ensure that people could transfer to skidoos in order to cross between the A9 and A82, but now that the thaw has come about the opportunity has been lost.
“It’s a tragedy,” one campaigner told Inversnecky. “We need to look at a range of options, and if the government is going to rule out ice buggies, then what next – closing the railway line?”
Highland Council has moved to quash rumours that hovercrafts from Holm Mills will be used to provide a temporary solution to the ongoing problem of the by-pass.