Home » » Warning of 'hazardous' conditions

Warning of 'hazardous' conditions

Written By blogger on Saturday, January 17, 2015 | 2:20 AM

Drivers have been urged to be extra cautious on routes in some parts of Scotland due to the wintry conditions.

Heavy snowfalls and ice caused disruption on Friday evening, with central and south western areas the worst affected.

Police Scotland warned of "hazardous" conditions across Strathclyde and Dumfries and Galloway.

Snow was causing delays on some parts of the M8 and M74, with other smaller road closures.

A Met Office yellow be aware warning of snow and ice was in place for almost all parts of Scotland until 12:00 on Saturday.

A police spokesman said: "If you are travelling on the roads you should ensure you and your vehicle are adequately prepared for the conditions, making sure you have sufficient fuel and supplies such as warm clothing, food and water in the event you are delayed for several hours.

"Charge your mobile phone and plan your route as well as alternative routes."

Road operator Amey tweeted: "A challenging night to be sure."

It said there had been "bottlenecks" on the M8 and A702 but no closures.

On Friday evening, Glasgow Airport warned of delays and the Rangers v Hearts match at Ibrox was abandoned due to the snowy weather.

Transerv Scotland, which deals with highways in south west Scotland, said it had 26 gritters working around the clock to keep 22 major routes open.

cars stuck in snow Numerous minor accidents led to big delays on some of the main routes on Friday evening
Lucy Mathieson Lucy Mathieson sent us this picture of the old police box in the snow in Glasgow's Buchanan Street
People pushing car Difficult conditions brought out the team spirit in Glasgow

The A76 near Cumnock and New Cumnock was closed for a time because of snowy conditions as was the A751 at Stranraer.

Long queues developed on the M80 after three buses became stuck on the A806 towards Kirkintilloch.

The Erskine Bridge was closed southbound because of the conditions but traffic was later allowed to cross.

line

Has your journey been disrupted by heavy snowfall? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience.

Please include a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist.

Or comment here:

Have your say

Send your pictures and videos, if it is safe to do so, to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (international). Or you can upload here.

Read the terms and conditions.

line

Check out the latest travel news for Scotland

Lights

Around the country

For the latest on the roads visit the BBC's travel news page and keep up to date with incidents and roadworks on the motorways here.

Around the country you can check for updates from:

Alternatively, for regular travel bulletins listen live to BBC Radio Scotland and follow @BBCTravelScot.

In times of severe disruption you can also follow the BBC Scotland severe weather Twitter list of key sources.

Below are a number of other traffic information sources.

Other links


Warning of 'hazardous' conditions

IFTTT

Put the internet to work for you.

Delete or edit this Recipe

0 comments:

Post a Comment