The Lecht Road - Shut

[SteveT]

For anyone planning on using the Lecht road, think again between 20th June & 10th July

Map showing the diversion:-

https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/apps/roadclosures/pdf/a1234.pdf

SteveT

 

[Mr K]

Thanks for the warning.

 

[ShakeyGS]

Oh Bugger!

 

[Blackal]

I thought when I saw the heading................ that it was snowed shut!

 

[dave hendy]

Thanks, up there next week and the road is on one of our routes!


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[macmanx]

Is it for routine works? That is on my route down from Inverness the following weekend, hope it's open by then!

 

[gerarddwatts]

Aberdeen County Council website:

[9214] A939 from Corgarff to the Lecht

Strathdon

20/06/2016 - 10/07/2016

via A939 Lecht ; A939-B9008 Tomintoul; B9008-B9009 Glenlivet; B9009-A920 Dufftown; A920-96 Huntly; A96-A97 Huntly; A97-A97 Mossat; A97-A944 Heugh-head; A944-A944 Colnabaichin ; A944-A939 Corgarff and vice versa.

Road Repairs

A939 from Corgarff to the Lecht (pdf 830 kb)

Nice enough diversion via Dufftown and the Cabrach....just need a bit extra time. Don't follow the official signed diversion...take a look at a map!

 

[Hildasay]

Thanks for posting - I would most likely have been caught out on my way north in a couple of weeks.

 

[jags]

aye the cabrach is fine but a bit rough.

 

[Northern jock]

May give some folk a longer way round but still on decent roads. Unfortunately for me, that's my way to work on a Monday morning and home on a Wednesday evening, next week will be the long way round. The biggest problem with going via Craigellachie, Dufftown, etc is the traffic is much, much worse - lot of lorries, slow cars, etc. Distance wise its not a huge amount extra (to Aberdeen).

And I quite enjoy going over the Lecht on near empty roads on Monday mornings

 

[John Armstrong]

If you use the A93 around the Cairnwell this might be of use:

Road resurfacing works on the A93, north of Spittal of Glenshee, begin on Monday 20 June 2016. The works are scheduled to last 2 weeks and will be carried out under a night-time closure, 8pm to 6am (except for Friday & Saturday when the road will remain open). Local businesses, tourist information centres and Councillors have already been informed of the closure.

Probably means they'll be surface dressing as well, glad I could enjoy it properly yesterday!

 

[Hildasay]

I spoke to someone at Aberdeenshire Council roads dept. this morning who said the Lecht roadworks finished early and the road had just reopened.

 

[macmanx]

Thanks for the update!

 

[Northern jock]

Yup, it was open first thing this morning. Some new tarmac on the south side and a couple of bits of gravel mainly over the top flatter section

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Went up the Lecht a few weeks back heading up to Inverness on a course.
6am. Crystal clear. Not a cloud in the sky. Not a soul around. Stunning....just stunning.

 

[Jazbee]

Ahh great, I'm amazed how much I rely on this bit of road being open in the summer!!! Getting to the north west coast from Aberdeenshire and Angus is a pain in the arse by other routes

 

[AndyR34]

Google maps has still got the Lecht road as shut, am popping down to Perth (Drysdales - to view the 1290GT...) on Monday and was hoping to take this - more scenic - route. Gerry - any news one way or the other?

Cheers

Andy

 

[Posh Pete]

Post 14 says it's open.

 

[AndyR34]

Post 14 says it's open.

I guess Google is not as up to date as Traffic Scotland (& UKGSer...), Cheers.

A

 

[Fluffmeister]

It was open on Friday night on my way back.