Ground works are set to begin on the £3 billion upgrading of the A9 to dual carriageway all the way from Perth to Inverness.
The work on the 5.59-mile Luncarty to Pass of Birnam section north of Perth will represent the first spade in the ground for the Scottish Government's target of completing the whole project by 2025.
A £1.3 million ground investigation contract is expected to be awarded early next month to Environmental Scientifics Group Ltd, and work should begin next month and last for four months.
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