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Road closures return to Perth and Kinross due to heavy rain

Roads across the area are closed this morning.

The A923 Coupar Angus to Blairgowrie road was closed due to heavy rain earlier this month. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson
The A923 Coupar Angus to Blairgowrie road was closed due to heavy rain earlier this month. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

Several roads are closed throughout Perth and Kinross due to heavy rain overnight.

Yellow Met Office warnings of heavy and persistent rain are in place until Monday at night.

And the area is already feeling the effects, with many roads closed this morning.

The following roads are closed:

  • A984 Bendochy to Meikleour
  • U100 Hallyards
  • B954 Alyth to Meigle Road at Hallyards
  • C423 New Alyth to Ardler, at Aberbothrie Bridge
  • C502 to A9, Dunkeld (known as Rotmeil Road)
  • C446 from Alyth to A93 at Tullymurdoch
  • Buses are also disrupted, including school services.

Police Scotland said in a statement: “Please avoid these roads and consider if your journey is absolutely necessary.

“At the moment, most other roads are passable but there is flooding on all roads and care is required.”

In north Fife, the A92 was closed in both directions between Kilmany and the Forgan roundabout.

Rail cancellations this weekend

The disruption comes after rail operators cancelled services running through Tayside and Fife over the weekend.

LNER has cancelled all services running from Edinburgh to Aberdeen over the weekend.

And direct ScotRail services between the Central Belt and Aberdeen and Inverness have been cancelled until Sunday.

It is the third time this month that the weather has created upheaval in Tayside, after heavy rain on October 7 and 8 and Storm Babet a week ago.

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