A77 closures and diversions during 2024: EIR release
Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Information requested
The number of times the A77 road has been closed in 2024. Can you provide this information in a monthly breakdown please?
Can you also provide information about what diversions are in place and how much additional time on the roads this poses to drivers?
Response
The total number of times the A77 was closed in 2024 is 119.
The monthly breakdown of this total is as follows –
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Closures |
8 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
10 |
16 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
Please see Annexes A, B and C to this response which show details of slip road closures, mainline closures and emergency closures respectively, with the diversion routes implemented.
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