A9 at Luncarty to Have No White Lines During the Day Until the Painters Come Back at Night; Drivers Asked to ‘Use Your Imagination and Stay Left’

By our White Lines Correspondent

BEAR Scotland will be painting new road markings on the A9 at the north end of Luncarty, following resurfacing, from 7pm on Tuesday 3 November until 6am on Thursday 5 November.

The work will be done overnight, with temporary traffic lights and a convoy on the southbound carriageway. The southbound on-slip will be closed, with a diversion via the B8063 and the A9 adding around 4.5 miles and six minutes. The road will be open as normal during the day, but speed restrictions will stay in place because there will be no road markings.

A road with no white lines is a new experience for some Perth drivers.

“No lines?” said a Stanley man. “How will I know where to drive? I’ve followed those lines since 1978. They’re like old friends. I’ll be lost. I’ll probably end up in Bankfoot.”

A driving instructor from Perth said the empty road surface was “a great test of character”. “Some drivers will instinctively stay in their lane,” she said. “Others will drift gently into the middle, like a balloon. You’ll see who’s been relying on the paint.”

A Luncarty woman said the new black tarmac looked “so smooth and lovely that it seems a shame to paint on it”. “It’s like a new blackboard,” she said. “Just leave it for a week. Let us enjoy it.”

BEAR Scotland says the works are the final stage of the resurfacing project. The Perthetic advises southbound drivers to slow down, follow the convoy and, if in doubt, picture the lines in their heads.

The real story: A9 road lining works at Luncarty (BEAR Scotland)