Moray residents will have the chance to make their voices heard next week on plans to upgrade the A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen to a dual carriageway.
A series of public exhibitions in locations along the 104-mile route will begin at Elgin Library on Monday, May 11.
People will have the chance to comment on recent assessment works undertaken by Transport Scotland for the £475m development.
Moray MSP Richard Lochhead last night encouraged residents to attend the public meetings.
He said: “The aspiration of dualling the A96 is finally approaching reality, although such a massive project will obviously take a number of years to complete.
“I hope that the public take the opportunity to go along and engage with the process given that this route is central to the success of the Moray and north economies, as well as their quality of life, in the future.”
The Scottish Government has committed itself to dualling the whole length of the A96 trunk road by 2030.
Transport Scotland believes the project will benefit businesses, motorists and communities in the north-east by improving journey times and connectivity to the central belt.
It is also hoped that the creation of the dual carriageway will reduce the rate and severity of accidents.
The exhibition, which is open from 12noon to 7pm, will move to Forres Town Hall on May 12 and Gordon Arms Hotel in Huntly the following day.
Plans will then go on show at Fochabers Public Institute on Monday May 18; Longmore Hall in Keith on May 19; Leys Hotel in Aberdeen on May 20 and the Kintore Arms Hotel in Inverurie on May 21.
Last month Fochabers and Lhanbryde councillor Douglas Ross urged Moray Council to ensure the region is not the last to benefit from the multimillion-pound contract.
The first £30million phase of the programme, at Nairn, was awarded to engineering firm Jacobs UK Ltd in February.