| Claverhouse Road will be closed from Monday to allow carriageway resurfacing in works that will also see the closure of the roundabout at the junction with Old Glamis Road.
The road will initially be closed 150m east of the roundabout, followed by staggered closures of the remaining section up to the junction with Barns of Claverhouse Road.
The work will require the rerouting of numerous bus services. Bosses at Travel Dundee are meeting tomorrow to finalise plans. A spokesperson said it was likely buses would be diverted down Forfar Road on to the Kingsway and then back up to Old Glamis Road — putting more pressure on an already busy stretch of road.
He said seven routes would be affected — the 9, 10, 11, 12, 36, 37 and 22B services.
Meanwhile, other busy roads in the heart of Dundee will be closed this week due to ongoing work to upgrade or replace the city’s power network.
Scottish and Southern Energy said the £6.5m underground replacement project, from the Kingsway East substation to Dudhope, was progressing well.
Closures will begin on Constitution Street at the junction with Constitution Road between Thursday and Saturday, then on Constitution Road from Constitution Street to Union Terrace between September 14 and 20.
Constitution Road will be closed between Union Street and Dudhope Street from September 21-26, and from Barrack Road to Dudhope Crescent Road from September 27-30. The latest phase rounds off with the closure of Dudhope Crescent Road between Constitution Road and North Marketgait between October 1 and 6.
The company said, “SSE is aware that works are taking place in traffic-sensitive areas and would ask that motorists take note and avoid the area if possible.
“Traffic diversions will be in place for the duration of the closures. Buss routes will also be affected and notices will be erected in bus stops advising of alternative arrangements.”
Motorists face up to a year of disruption on major routes as a result of the cable-laying project, which began at the end of March.
The work involves cable trenches being created in the carriageway along Arbroath Road and across to the Marketgait area.
The first phase is expected to take between six and eight months. The second will involve excavation at points to allow the new cables to be pulled through and connected. The work should take around three months. |
