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The A9 route was formally designated in 1923, and originally ran from Edinburgh to Inverness. The route was soon extended north from Inverness up to John O'Groats. By the 1970s the route was hampered by severe traffic congestion , and an extensive upgrading programme was undertaken on the 138 miles (222 km) section between Bridge of Allan and ...
Scottish Citylink operates an extensive network of long-distance express services within Scotland, operating 19 routes linking the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling and Inverness, as well as linking some rural Highland communities to the main urban areas of Scotland. [2]
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.
Please drive to the conditions, follow police travel advice, and allow extra time for your journeys. "There is still a fair amount of localised flooding and a number of weather warnings remain in ...
In 2008, the Scottish Government announced that £200 million would be spent to reduce journey times between Aberdeen and both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The funds would shorten the journey time between Aberdeen and Edinburgh by 24 minutes. However, in 2021, it was stated that only £1.68 million had been spent. [20] [21]
As of July 2023, 335 people had been killed on the Perth-to-Inverness stretch of the road since 1979 (an average of 7.6 deaths per year), 59 of which occurred between 2011 and 2022 (an average of 5.4 deaths per year). The "A9 Dual Action Group" was established to bring attention to the statistics.
It is a north–south "reference road", running from Inverness, Scotland south through England and France to Algeciras, Spain. [1] Along most of its route between Paris and London, the road parallels the LGV Nord (as the French A1 autoroute) and High Speed 1 (as the English M20 motorway). Its length is 2,300 miles (3,700 km).
The amber warning covers an area from Inverness to Fort William from midnight until 17:00 on Tuesday. Environment agency Sepa has issued three severe flood warnings - meaning there is a danger to ...