A Perthshire village is being “bombarded” by traffic avoiding roadworks on the A90 between Dundee and Perth. Kilspindie resident Ian Alexander says “it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt” due to drivers speeding through the village at peak times, says the Courier.

Mr Alexander says hundreds of drivers are using the high road through the Carse of Gowrie as a rat run to avoid delays. The works, being carried out by Amey, began on August 3 and are set to run for 12 weeks.

“Our village is being bombarded with traffic as people try to avoid the road work on the A90 between Dundee and Perth,” he said. “Some days we have over 500 vehicles coming through the single-track road, when normally we get around 30.

The second lane of both carriageways has been closed for the duration of the “essential” roadworks, and a 30mph speed limit is in place.

Carse of Gowrie councillor Angus Forbes added:

“I am increasingly concerned about the volume of traffic choosing to leave the A90 and use both the high and low carse roads. These roads were never designed to accommodate such levels of traffic.”

He said the council’s position that nothing can be done to prevent vehicles from using these roads, “whilst legally accurate, feels inadequate”.

Mr Forbes believes trunk roads should be the responsibility of the local authority they fall in, which would allow for “better scrutiny” and mitigation measures on local roads.

An Amey spokesperson said: “We have investigated several measures to encourage road users to stay on the A90, including moving the lane closure further back; however, that is likely to displace the issue. While speeding is a matter for Police Scotland to monitor and enforce, neither Transport Scotland nor Amey can restrict access to alternative routes that road users may choose to drive.

“Please be assured that we will continue to proactively monitor journey times as these works continue.”

(PIc: Mapillary)