Crieff Road Gas Works to End After Six Weeks; Letham Drivers Unsure How to Drive in a Straight Line Any More
Residents who have spent September and October on diversions say they 'may need lessons'.
Crieff Road, Perth, which may soon be a road again. Photo: Douglas Nelson, “Crieff Road, Perth - geograph.org.uk - 5887417”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
LETHAM — Gas repairs that have shut a stretch of Crieff Road since 14 September are due to end by the end of next week, and Letham residents are preparing for the shock of being able to drive directly home.
“I’ve been going via Feus Road, Dunkeld Road, the moon and Tibbermore,” said one. “If I drive straight down Crieff Road now I’ll probably overshoot Letham and end up in Crieff, which is apparently where it goes. Who knew.”
The works, originally planned for two weeks, were extended by four. Locals have described the closure as “the longest two weeks of my life”, “basically a lifestyle” and “fine, honestly, I’ve made friends at the temporary lights.”
Residents are now bracing for Riggs Road to close in November, which a Letham man described as “the sequel nobody asked for, but everyone expected.”
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Six weeks. My sat-nav now just says ‘you know the drill’ and goes quiet.
— Kenny A., Letham, 22 October 2026 -
I’ve had more traffic past my house this month than in 40 years. Some of them wave. It’s quite nice actually.
— Elaine F., Tibbermore, 22 October 2026 -
@Elaine I’ve waved at you about 30 times. Blue Fiesta.
— Kenny A., Letham, 22 October 2026 -
Riggs Road next. They’re just going round the city like a clock.
— Rab M., Perth, 22 October 2026 -
Six weeks. My sat-nav now just says 'you know the drill' and goes quiet.
— Kenny A., Letham, 27 October 2026 -
I've had more traffic past my house this month than in 40 years. Some of them wave. It's quite nice actually.
— Elaine F., Tibbermore, 27 October 2026 -
@Elaine I've waved at you about 30 times. Blue Fiesta.
— Kenny A., Letham, 27 October 2026 -
Riggs Road next. They're just going round the city like a clock.
— Rab M., Perth, 27 October 2026
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