A9 closed in Central Scotland

February 25, 2010 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

Central Scotland and Aberdeen seem to be taking the brunt of the bad weather at present, with the A9 closed in Perthshire and Hundreds stuck in snow on A9 in Perthshire according to the BBC:

Hundreds of motorists are stuck on the A9 in Perthshire by heavy snow and fallen electricity lines, police said.
The problems have [...]

A96 closed: between Elgin and Forres

January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Moray, Transport 

Just a heads up that apparently there’s was a three-vehicle accident on the A96 between Elgin and Forres this morning, which has closed both lanes of the A96.
So if you were planning to drive towards Elgin or Forres today, be aware that the A96 remains closed between them, and traffic problems are likely around both [...]

Inverness airport business park gets go ahead

January 20, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Nairn, Transport 

The BBC reports that the Highland Council have approved the business park at Inverness Airport at long last, despite objections from Croy and Ardesier community councils.
I know there have been concerns about developments around the airport in case it needs to expand at some point in the future – but it’s worth remembering that Gatwick [...]

Driving through Frozen Scotland

January 3, 2010 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

When we arranged to spend Christmas week with relatives down south, we could never have expected the weather conditions to be as severe as they were.
It’s not just the roads that were bad: roads, rail links, and airports across the UK were disrupted or closed because of heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
Driving through blizzard conditions
I’ve [...]

Severe weather driving

December 21, 2009 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather 

I had to drive down to Dumfries yesterday on a family matter – and all I can say is that the next time I see a severe weather warning – I’m staying at home!!
When a particular strong and heavy snow shower drifted in from the north on Sunday morning, I figured on main roads being [...]

Double buggies not allowed on buses?

November 21, 2009 · Filed Under Transport 

A sad but familiar story for anyone with a young family – bus drivers being awkward about bring pushchairs onto the bus – in this instance, no less than 4 buses in Aberdeen refused to pick up a woman on a park and ride because of her double buggy:
Mum left stranded on street with two [...]

Major bridge works coming soon

November 21, 2009 · Filed Under Transport 

A heads up of potential major traffic disruption to the Kessock and Cromaty bridges early next year:
Bridge repairs ‘will not clash’

Repairs to two major road bridges in the Highlands will not happen at the same time, Transport Scotland has said.
Preparatory work ahead of full-scale refurbishment could be carried out on the Cromarty Bridge next [...]

New Inverness to Zurich flights

November 21, 2009 · Filed Under Transport 

HIAL and HIE are reported to have set up one-weekly charter flights to Zurich to run for three years:
New flights route between Inverness and Zurich

Holiday company Falcontravel/MTCH-AG will run the service once a week from May to September.
HIAL said a 100-seater aircraft would make the flights on Saturdays with a capacity of bringing up to [...]

Danny Alexander challenges Scotrail fares

August 14, 2009 · Filed Under Transport 

Danny Alexander is reported by the Inverness Courier to be challenging Scotrail over existing fares – and makes for interesting reading:
Demand for action over ‘absurd’ rail fare structure

Advance single tickets are only available ahead of the day of travel and are priced at £7.50 for a journey from Inverness to Aberdeen. The same ticket from [...]

Time to rethink Nairn’s road plan?

July 23, 2009 · Filed Under Nairn, Transport 

Work moves towards completion on the new Nairn Town and County Hospital, which aims to concentrate local health services into a new very expanded building.
While it’s great to see this continued investment in Nairn, I can’t help but worry somewhat about exist road planning – how will it cope with increased traffic routed through to [...]

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