THE push and pull of solutions to tackle the future of the NC500 have multiplied over recent months as the road route’s popularity continues…
MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, as he described how his constituency has been coping with the summer’s huge influx of visitors looking to marvel at the natural beauty of northern Munros, lochs and coastlines.
Such an approach appears to be backed by Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner, SNP councillor for Caithness and Sutherland, who admits that infrastructure and service investment need to increase and be balanced to avoid damaging the area’s ecosystems.He said: “There need to be many improvements to enable a better service to visitors to the Highlands and on the NC500. But I don’t think we can leave that down to the responsibility of the Highland Council.
He puts the poor state of non-trunk roads on the NC500 and need for more public facilities down to a lack of initiative and effort by the Highland Council, as well as a lack of support by major landowners along the route. “We have had wonderful, courteous visitors over the summer including from overseas, such as Belgium, Japan and Australia, and we’ve never witnessed any serious traffic problems. That’s been slightly spoiled by a couple of thefts from the box and witnessing people dumping rubbish but we’re keeping going, Tuesdays to Saturdays.”
But Iatsiuta insisted that Thurso’s retail and general community welcomes its visitors – many of whom have shown support for the Trust’s goals on reducing consumption and waste, such as encouraging re-usable cups. “We progress by trial and error.” We’d definitely have to look at that again if the NC500 were to continue to be so popular – it’s a nice problem to have but a very real one.”
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