Expected delays on A82 over weekend...

[Kintyre Forum News]

Thought this might be of interest to some people - especially anyone going away for the weekend!

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROUNDABOUT ON A82 APPROXIMATELY 500M WEST OF BARLOAN TOLL

Significant traffic disruption is expected on the A82, by Dumbarton, next to the Barloan Toll, between 09.30am on Friday 7 March 2008 until 06.00am on Monday 10 March 2008. Traffic will be contra flowed in single lanes on the north carriageway to allow construction of the southern section of the new Lomondgate roundabout.

It is anticipated that delays of up to two hours can be expected during the evening rush hour and motorists are advised to seek other routes / modes of transport or stagger their normal peak hour travel to avoid this delay. Motorists who seek an alternative route should be aware that considerable delays can also be expected in Dumbarton town itself.

The northern section of the Lomondgate roundabout will be constructed from 09.30am on Friday 14 March 2008 until 06.00am on Monday 17 March 2008 and similar delays can be expected.

A temporary reduced speed limit of 30mph will be in force during the works for the safety of motorists and roadworkers.

Lomondgate is a new mixed-use development comprising of housing, business space and mixed commercial accommodation. The development is being spearheaded by Walker Group and Strathleven Regeneration Company, a non profit-making organisation set up in 1999 by Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire Council.

[Beachcomber]

Thanks for the heads-up. My wife has to go to Edinburgh on Saturday so I'll make sure she knows to leave earlier than planned.

[Kintyre Lad]

Wasn't too bad this morning. Imagine it will be slow tonight at rush hour.

[petewick]

Had to get a bus at Crianlarich to Glasgow as the Oban train terminated there due to
a landslide last Saturday.
Watch out because I think there will be more.

petewick

[alanjulia]

Just finished doing 2 days of the Citylink Campbeltown/Glasgow 926 run & had no delays,the traffic seems to flow with no probs.Some of our drivers were held up for only 20 mins. They have closed the west bound carriage way (towards C/town) this weekend & doing the other side next weekend with a contra flow in operation.

[WC1]

Went through in under 5 minutes from the start of the roadworks to the end, towards Glasgow about 5pm on Friday and homewards about 5.45 on Saturday. Noticed that the traffic on Friday was queued right back solid to the Dunglas roundabout though (that's the one on the Glasgow side of the Esso station at Bowling) so it will have been slow getting through that.

[Ranald]

Went through in under 5 minutes from the start of the roadworks to the end, towards Glasgow about 5pm on Friday and homewards about 5.45 on Saturday. Noticed that the traffic on Friday was queued right back solid to the Dunglas roundabout though (that's the one on the Glasgow side of the Esso station at Bowling) so it will have been slow getting through that.

You better believe it was! At least an hour