The A85 Trunk Road (Comrie) (Temporary Prohibition on Use of Road) Order 2023

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the above Order under sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 temporarily prohibiting traffic on that length of the A85 Perth – Lochearnhead Trunk Road at Comrie from a point 50 metres or thereby east of its junction with Nurses Lane, westwards along Drummond Street, to its junction with Melville Square, a distance of 305 metres or thereby.

The Order, which is required to facilitate the Comrie Pipe Band Summer Parade 2023 and to enable members of the public to watch this event, will be in operation from the 13th May until 14th May 2023 and will only have effect in relation to such part or parts of the length of road as is indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. It is anticipated that the road will be closed for a period of up to 20 minutes.

The Order does not apply to a vehicle being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes, or a vehicle being used for facilitating the holding of the relevant event.

Alternative Routes

An alternative route is not required.

For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit the Traffic Scotland website.

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