Roadworks · M90
M90 Trees Between Broxden and Junction 10 Booked for Two-Week Haircut; Roundabout Says It Would Also Like ‘a Wee Trim Around the Edges’
Night-time lane closures for landscape maintenance run from tonight until 14 November.
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Roadworks · City Centre
No Timescale to Remove Perth’s South Methven Street Cordon, as Shoppers Learn to Navigate by Red-and-White Tape
Work continues on the unsafe chimney stack. Pedestrians report becoming 'quite good at the long way round'.
Roadworks · Parade
Christmas Parade Route From Thimblerow Published Three Weeks Early, Giving Perth’s Cones Plenty of Time to Get Into Position
Sunday 22 November parade will run from Thimblerow to the High Street. The cones are said to be 'very excited'.
Roadworks · Westminster
Road Crew Finds a Can on the A9 Near Perth; Locals Say It May Be the One Westminster Keeps Kicking Down the Road
As ministers deny 'kicking the can down the road' on defence spending, a road crew in Perthshire says it might have found it.
Roadworks · Festive
Council ‘Roadworks Advent Calendar’ Rumoured, With a New Closure Behind Every Door Until Christmas
A leaked design shows 24 little doors, each with a picture of a cone. Door 25 is reportedly 'a diversion via Coupar Angus'.
Roadworks · Blairgowrie
A93 Perth Road Works in Blairgowrie Enter Home Straight; Locals Begin Planning What to Do With the Five Minutes They’ll Get Back
Phase two of the closure is due to finish next week. Drivers who learned Beeches Road by heart worry they'll miss it.
Roadworks · Celebrity
Perth and Kinross’s Only Slip Road Closure Becomes Local Celebrity; Fans Queue to See It
Among 848 roadworks, just one slip closure. Experts call it 'the rarest roadwork in Scotland'.
Roadworks · Halloween
Traffic Cones Across Perth Spotted Wearing Halloween Costumes; Highways Officials ‘Not Amused, Slightly Amused’
One cone on the Crieff Road was seen dressed as a ghost. Another, near Scone, as a witch's hat, which critics say is 'not really a costume'.
Roadworks · Blairgowrie Road
A93 Blairgowrie Road Works Enter Third Day; Beeches Road Residents Now on First-Name Terms With Bus Drivers
Phase two closure continues, with buses diverted via Beeches Road and Emma Street. Locals report the 7am bus now waves.
Roadworks · Industrial Relations
Perth’s 201 Portable Traffic Lights Form Union, Demand Shorter Red Phases ‘For Our Own Mental Health’
The lights say they are tired of being shouted at. Motorists say the lights started it.
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