Friday 17 December

£330,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 SOUTHBOUND IN PERTH HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR

Please be advised that the weekend surfacing improvements on the A9 southbound between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip in Perth have been postponed.

Surfacing had been rescheduled to begin tonight (Friday 17 December) after being postponed last month, however due operational reasons, works are now expected to take place next year.

The planned contraflow traffic management system will no longer be required from Friday 17 December with the A9 southbound between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip remaining fully open.

All relevant stakeholders have been informed of the changes and will be updated once new dates have been confirmed.

Real-time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland .org, twitter at @trafficscotland or via the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org

Friday 26 November

 £330,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 SOUTHBOUND IN PERTH RESCHEDULED

Please be advised that the weekend surfacing improvements on the A9 southbound between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip in Perth have been rescheduled.

Surfacing was scheduled to begin tonight, Friday 26 November, and had been planned to take place over one weekend, however due to forecast adverse weather, works are now expected to begin on Friday 17 December for one weekend. All works are now expected to be completed by 6.30am on Monday 20 December, subject to weather conditions.

The updated programme of work is as follows:

• Thursday 16 December to Friday 17 December – Overnight lane closures on both the northbound and southbound carriageway will be in place between 7.30pm on 6.30am to allow contraflow traffic management to be installed ahead of the project beginning. A single lane closure will remain in place on the northbound carriageway during the day on Friday for safety reasons.

• Friday 17 December to Monday 20 December – To ensure the safety of roadworkers and motorists, a contraflow system will be in place just after Inveralmond Roundabout to McDiarmid on-slip with all traffic running in contraflow on the A9 northbound. The contraflow system will be in place from 7.30pm on Friday 17 December until 6.30am on Monday 20 December. The A9 southbound off-slip to McDiarmid Junction will also be closed during this time, with all traffic being diverted via Broxden Roundabout and back up the A9 northbound.

The traffic management outlined in the media release below will no longer be required from Friday 26 November with the A9 southbound between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip remaining fully open.

All relevant stakeholders have been informed of the changes.

Real-time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland .org, twitter at @trafficscotland or via the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org

Monday 15 November

Works start Thursday 25 November

Motorists using the A9 southbound in Perth are to benefit from an improved road surface as surfacing improvements are set to get underway from Thursday 25 November.

The improvements will address defects on the southbound section of the A9 between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip, creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorists. The project continues on from improvements carried out on the A9 northbound between Crieff Road and Inveralmond Roundabout earlier this month.

The project is scheduled to begin on Thursday 25 November at 7.30pm and will take place over one weekend, with operations programmed where possible to take place consecutively. The improvements are expected to be completed by 6.30am Monday 29 November, subject to weather conditions. To allow these works to be carried out in safe and efficient manner traffic management restrictions will be required on the network as follows:

• Thursday 25 November to Friday 26 November – Overnight lane closures on both the northbound and southbound carriageway will be in place between 7.30pm on 6.30am to allow contraflow traffic management to be installed ahead of the project beginning. A single lane closure will remain in place on the northbound carriageway during the day on Friday for safety reasons.

• Friday 26 November to Monday 29 November – To ensure the safety of roadworkers and motorists, a contraflow system will be in place just after Inveralmond Roundabout to McDiarmid on-slip with all traffic running in contraflow on the A9 northbound. The contraflow system will be in place from 7.30pm on Friday 26 November until 6.30am on Monday 29 November. The A9 southbound off-slip to McDiarmid Junction will also be closed during this time, with all traffic being diverted via Broxden Roundabout and back up the A9 northbound.

Consultation has taken place with all relevant stakeholders in advance of the surfacing improvements to make them aware of the traffic management arrangements.

Commenting on the improvements, Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North East Unit Representative, said: “This £330,000 investment from Transport Scotland will greatly improve and strengthen this busy section of the A9 in Perth. The project forms part of wider investment on this route which will help address defects and greatly improve the road surface for motorists.

“Due to the nature of the works contraflow traffic management is necessary and motorists might experience some delays. We have planned for operations to take place consecutively where possible to complete the scheme as quickly as we can to minimise disruption.

“We thank motorists again for their patience in advance while our teams carry out these essential improvements on the A9. We encourage road users to plan their journeys in advance by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up to date traffic information and allow some extra time to reach their destination.”

Real-time journey planning information can be obtained by visiting www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or via the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.

Materials removed from the existing carriageway will be recycled using SEPA approved methods.