Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh councillors Audrey Sinclair and Isabelle Campbell usually car-share to meetings and site visits in their wards.

BBC: Bus pass and folding bike help councillors cut costs

Biz Campbell, Highland councillor for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, said the bypass served communities in Lochcarron, Kishorn, Shieldaig, Applecross and also Skye and Lochalsh.

BBC: Landslide on A890. Pic: Highland Council

About 4, 000 homes were still without power on Friday morning with parts of the Western Isles, Skye and the area around Kyle of Lochalsh affected.

BBC: Andrew MacPherson was the last of the family to be found