Athole Drive and Linn Road in Stanley Closed Until 20 November; Village Diverted via Station Road and Mill Street, and a Lot of Cars Discover Where the Old Mills Are

By our Village Correspondent

Athole Drive and Linn Road in Stanley are closed from today, Monday 2 November, until Friday 20 November, with parking and loading restrictions in place. The diversion runs via Station Road and Mill Street.

Stanley residents say the diversion is short and sensible. The problem is that drivers who do not know the village have started looking at the river.

“You come down Mill Street and there’s Stanley Mills, and the Tay, and it’s beautiful,” said a Stanley man. “People forget they’re on a diversion. They slow down. They stop. They get out and take pictures. One man yesterday asked me where the gift shop was. I said, ‘Pal, you’re on a diversion.’ He bought a postcard anyway.”

A woman on Station Road said she was looking forward to “a fortnight of people going past my window very slowly, reading my house number”. “I’ll put the kettle on,” she said. “Somebody’s bound to stop and ask for directions. I might as well make a day of it.”

The council says the diversion should add only a few minutes to journeys. The Perthetic says the diversion adds a few minutes to journeys and a few minutes of very nice river views, which counts as a bonus, as long as you keep your eyes on the road.

The real story: Road closures and restrictions (Perth & Kinross Council)