Scotland’s notorious A9 road is expected to benefit from £18.5 million of spending on safety works and maintenance over the next two years.
The cash comes on top of more than £137 million which has been spent on the road which links Perth with Inverness since 2007.
That money has funded work to improve junctions and overtaking opportunities, as well as covering ongoing maintenance, with the bulk of the cash coming from the Scottish Government agency Transport Scotland.
Members of the A9 Safety Group which includes Transport Scotland as well the police, the Road Haulage Association and others informed MSPs about the work being done on the busy road.
Stewart Leggett, chairman of the A9 Safety Group, said: “Significant investment continues to be made in maintenance as this is where some of the simplest solutions, such as improved lining, can have clear benefits.
“This will be backed up by public education campaigns on dangerous overtaking as well as continued enforcement from Police Scotland.”
Road operators BEAR Scotland will be carrying out a programme of works on the route, ranging from tree-cutting to major resurfacing work.
The firm recently began replacing the lighting at the junction at the A824 Auchterarder junction with new lamps which are designed to reduce the severity of accidents and provide better illumination.