In June, Highland Council said its region needed an extra 24,000 houses over the next 10 years.
New homes are required to address a long-standing shortage of affordable homes.
But there is also an urgent need to have accommodation available for people filling an expected 8,400 jobs to be created by the new Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.
The council said about £2.8bn of extra investment was needed to accelerate the construction programme.
The West Link was opened in 2017.
It was designed with an aim of reducing city centre congestion and help to ease travel between the A9, A96 and A82.
A campaign opposed the construction of the road because it meant a loss of areas of green space.
Torvean Golf Course was reconfigured renamed Kings Golf Club.
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