Last month, Highland Council published details on how traffic will be diverted during the first stage of constructing the River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme.

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It would cross the River Ness and Caledonian Canal.

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The most expensive of the two options includes a new seating area, festival, river trail, a schools project and a viewing platform that would allow people to "enjoy the full span of the River Ness", according to a report to Highland councillors.

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The work will include the building of walls on both sides of the river between Ness Bridge and Friar's Bridge.

BBC: Plans for public art for Inverness flood scheme