A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project Project update JANUARY 2019 Overnight closures of the A9 Four overnight closures of the A9 Safety north of Perth, between Luncarty Temporary lines barrier junction and the A923 Dunkeld Works junction, north and southbound, are area planned from 8:30pm to 6am on the following nights: Lane Lane Lane line line line • Friday 22 February 2019 Verge Verge • Saturday 23 February 2019 3.25m 3.25m • Sunday 24 February 2019 • Monday 25 February 2019 A9 Luncarty to Birnam These closures are required to Narrow lanes will be used for the duration of the project install a temporary safety barrier at various points along the 9.5km route to create a safety zone between the Closure dates Preparatory works live traffic and construction workers. In advance of the four overnight Once installed, Balfour Beatty will ■ 22, 23, 24, 25 closures, traffic management will be begin the main construction works February 2019 required overnight to install narrow to dual the carriageway between lanes and safety cameras to enforce a Luncarty and Pass of Birnam as part 8.30pm to 6am reduced speed limit of 40mph through of the Scottish Government’s Contingency dates: the works area. Once installed, these restrictions will remain in place until £3 billion A9 Dualling Programme. 1, 2, 3, 4 March 2019 completion of the project in Spring This traffic management has been 8.30pm to 6am scheduled overnight to minimise 2021. This traffic management will commence as follows: the impact to road users following consultation with key stakeholders Council. All traffic should follow the • From Monday 4 February, including Police Scotland, BEAR signed diversion routes as outlined 7:30pm to 6:30am – Luncarty to Bankfoot (southern extent of Scotland and Perth and Kinross on the map – see reverse. the project) • From Monday 11 February, 7:30pm to 6:30am – Bankfoot to Gelly (northern extent of the project) • These planned works are weather dependent and may require contingency dates. For more information on the A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam: transport.gov.scot/project/a9-luncarty-pass-birnam A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project Pitlochry Tay Forest Park A827 Ballinluig Aberfeldy A9 A923 Blairgowrie Craigvinean Forest Dunkeld A984 A826 Coupar A822 Angus B867 A9 Bankfoot Stanley CLOSURE Key AREA North diversion route Luncarty A93 South diversion route B8063 A85 Scone Perth Crie Advice to road users During the closures, we advise road users to avoid the area completely if at all possible. If travel is unavoidable at these times, please plan ahead and allow additional time Contact details for your journey. We understand these works may Local Access cause disruption and would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the Local access to the communities of Luncarty, Stanley and inconvenience and thank you for your Bankfoot will be maintained at all times via the local road patience whilst we complete this final phase network for the duration of the four overnight closures. of important enabling works. Should you have any questions about this, or any other part of the project, please contact the Community Liaison Team who will be happy to assist. Tel: 0800 193 7313 email: [email protected] For regular, live traffic updates please visit: trafficscotland.org Plan your journey at: travelinescotland.com For more information on the A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam: transport.gov.scot/project/a9-luncarty-pass-birnam.