A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam construction

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Nice pics. Good to see decent acceleration and deceleration lanes.
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News release announcing that the road will fully open from Monday 30th of August

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/a9- ... n-traffic/
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:wow: No stopping for 120 miles. Is that a record?
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the cheesecake man wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:48 :wow: No stopping for 120 miles. Is that a record?
The signs at Inveralmond Roundabout show 124 miles. At the other side, you can find the opposing 124 mile signs at the north end of the Cromarty Bridge.
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the cheesecake man wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:48 :wow: No stopping for 120 miles. Is that a record?
Not quite!
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jnty wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 13:06
the cheesecake man wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:48 :wow: No stopping for 120 miles. Is that a record?
Not quite!
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Good to hear about the newly dualled section of the A9 opening next week. It’s been a couple of months since I’ve travelled along this stretch and it seemed then that the work was progressing well, certainly within the previous expected timescale lasting much of the rest of 2021.
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Surprised to see tensioned cable crash barriers. I thought these were no longer installed due to the risk to motorcyclists.
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Glen wrote:News release announcing that the road will fully open from Monday 30th of August

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/a9- ... n-traffic/
I just drove down it tonight, 70 from the pass to inveralmond. Image

Because you change from 70s dual carriageway to 2020 dual carriageway and back to 70s dual carriageway it's quite striking the difference. Particularly at night with the new cats eyes on the new bit!

The bits of NMU that dip in and out of sight look like they're decent standard too but will reserve proper judgement until I figure out how to ride them rsther than jus tgo over by Moneydie.

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swissferry wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 19:42 Surprised to see tensioned cable crash barriers. I thought these were no longer installed due to the risk to motorcyclists.
They're still permitted where snow drifting is likely to be a major issue.
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Why are all the 1/2m signs wrong?
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Bryn666 wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:05
swissferry wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 19:42 Surprised to see tensioned cable crash barriers. I thought these were no longer installed due to the risk to motorcyclists.
They're still permitted where snow drifting is likely to be a major issue.
But drifting snow isn't an issue between Perth and Dunkeld.
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IanRB wrote:
Bryn666 wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:05
swissferry wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 19:42 Surprised to see tensioned cable crash barriers. I thought these were no longer installed due to the risk to motorcyclists.
They're still permitted where snow drifting is likely to be a major issue.
But drifting snow isn't an issue between Perth and Dunkeld.
Really?

Wow, part of the Scottish Midlands where wind and snow doesn't happen at the same time.

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Travelled up last night (Perth to Inverness) - traffic south from Blair Atholl was very heavy because of the horse trials but little heading north.
Was pleased it’s open fully, I wondered if they would have a temporary ‘50’ on it until people got used to it, but I suppose many are irregular users anyway so wouldn’t make much difference.
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Nwallace wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:55
IanRB wrote:
Bryn666 wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:05

They're still permitted where snow drifting is likely to be a major issue.
But drifting snow isn't an issue between Perth and Dunkeld.
Really?

Wow, part of the Scottish Midlands where wind and snow doesn't happen at the same time.

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Yes really.

It's the quantity of snow which causes drifts, and that's what is generally lacking here.
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Bryn666 wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:05 Why are all the 1/2m signs wrong?
And the mileages aren't correctly aligned on the route confirmation sign.
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IanRB wrote:
Nwallace wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:55
IanRB wrote: But drifting snow isn't an issue between Perth and Dunkeld.
Really?

Wow, part of the Scottish Midlands where wind and snow doesn't happen at the same time.

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Yes really.

It's the quantity of snow which causes drifts, and that's what is generally lacking here.
Amazing that that bit shouldn't have the problem when the rest does. I mean only a few moths ago i drove to work only to be sent home due to roads all over Tayside and Fife being problematic due to drifting snow.

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