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A post on X read: “Due to multiple flooding issues along the Far North route, the Wick/Thurso line is now closed for at least the remainder of today. As bus companies have stated that road ...
Two yellow weather warnings remain in place in Scotland:. An ice and snow warning over most of the mainland from 18:00 on Saturday until 10:00 on Sunday. A wind warning for the far north-west ...
Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ...
Chief Superintendent, Hilary Sloan, Head of Police Scotland Road Policing said also issued a public statement, stating "the advice of the police throughout the duration of the red weather warning is not to travel, as the conditions outside and on the road network could be extremely hazardous and put you at risk". [25]
This has been undertaken with an aim to reduce accidents and fatalities on the road, and was the second permanent average speed camera scheme in Scotland. [10] Simultaneously, an increased speed limit for heavy goods vehicles from 40 mph (64 km/h) to 50 mph (80 km/h) was introduced to help mitigate driver frustration. [ 11 ]
In 2023, the Scottish National Party (SNP) stated that the dualling of the road would not be complete by 2025 and has been delayed by a decade. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In June 2024, Transport Scotland figures reported that along single carriageways on the A9 there were 199 injuries and 15 deaths compared to 114 injuries and 7 deaths on dual carriageways ...
A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel ...
The A90 road is a major north-to-south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh, through Dundee and Aberdeen. [1] Along with the A9 and the A82 it is one of the three major north–south trunk roads connecting the Central Belt to northern destinations.