Motorists and bus passengers are facing six weeks of delays and diversions on one of Perth’s major roads due to sewage repairs.
The Scottish Water project on the outbound carriageway of the A85 Crieff Road, outside Tesco, began on Monday, March 20 and will finish on May 7.
The lane closure between Newhouse Road and Huntingtower Road means westbound traffic will be affected when heading out of the city.
Drivers and seven bus services will be diverted for the duration of the works.
As a result the following diversions and route changes will be required:
• Stagecoach Service 13 - All journeys will operate as normal to Newhouse Road. Buses will then divert via Struan Road, Garth Avenue, Strathtay Road where it will terminate. Return journey will commence on Strathtay Road and turn left onto Newhouse road and operate the normal route thereafter. Tesco and Dobbies will continue not be served.
• Stagecoach Service 13A - Will operate as normal to Crieff Road and then turn left onto Newhouse Road. From here do the loop around Struan Road, Garth Avenue, Strathtay Road and wait time at Strathtay Road.
• Stagecoach Service 14/14A - Outbound journeys will operate as normal until Newhouse Road. Buses will then turn right onto Crieff Road and then left onto the new road past Perth Crematorium and left back towards East Huntingtower. Inbound journeys will not be affected by this. Any journeys due to serve Ruthvenfield will be withdrawn.
• Stagecoach Service 14A (Tweedsmuir Area) - This will operate the normal route until Grange Terrace where the service will terminate. Buses will then turn right onto Newhouse Road, left into Struan Road, Left into Garth Avenue, and left onto Strathtay Road. Buses will wait time at the bus stop at the end of Strathtay Road. Journey will commence once again from Grange Terrace and operate as normal. Tesco and Dobbies will not be served.
• Stagecoach Service 15/15A - Will operate as normal until Crieff Road and will then divert via the new road past Perth Crematorium and left back towards East Huntingtower. The bus stops located opposite McDiarmid Park and Tesco will not be served. Inbound journeys will not be affected by this.
• Docherty’s Midland Coaches 155 - Will operate as normal until Crieff Road and will then divert via the new road past Perth Crematorium and left back towards East Huntingtower. The bus stops located opposite McDiarmid
Park and Tesco will not be served. Inbound journeys will not be affected by this.
A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said: “There will be diversions in place and route changes for local bus services (Stagecoach 13/13A/14/14A/15/15A and Dochertys 155).
“Notices will be posted on buses and bus stops advising of the changes.
“These works are due to be completed by May 7, 2023.
“We apologise for any inconvenience that these works may cause.”
