Strathearn Herald

TITP restrictio­ns and one-way routes

- Johnathon Menzies

Picking up and dropping off:

This year’s festival features a new picking-up and dropping off area – to be referred to as a PUDO. It is located along the A823. Once dropped off, festivalgo­ers will then follow a dedicated path to the site. It features alphabetis­ed stands and the festival’s only taxi rank. Local roads: Restrictio­ns will be in place from 1am on July 7 and 4pm on July 11 on the following:

A823/Tullibardi­ne Chapel Junction; East Hill Road; Blackburn on Castleton Road (C458); Tullibardi­ne Road (U21) junction with Castleton Road (C458); B8062 junction with Mennieburn Road; Kinkell Bridge/C411 Junction; North of Kinkell Bridge/C459 Junction; South of Kinkell Bridge/C457 Junction; Strathalla­n Airfield Road (C457)/Machany Bridge Road (C458); Tullibardi­ne T Junction (C458 / U20).

One-way systems will be in place on the following:

Drumness Farm Road (U16) from junction with A823 to Drumness Farm; Tullibardi­ne Chapel Road (U19) from junction with A823 to Easthill Road; Tullibardi­ne Road to Kinkell Bridge Road (U21) from junction with Castleton Road (C458) to junction B8062; Tullibardi­ne Road to Kinkell Bridge (U21) from B8062/ Mennieburn Road to junction with Kinkell Bridge. Bus stops: Two bus stop lay-bys on the A9 at Station Road near Auchterard­er will be closed from midnight on July 6 until midnight on July 11. Visit www. dfconcerts­andevents.com/Tlocal/ for further informatio­n. Other local services may also be affected. Anyone travelling to T in the Park on a non-Citylink bus is encouraged to check their provider is registered with festival organisers. Trunk roads: From July 7-11, motorists have been urged to allow extra time for journeys on the following roads:

A9(T) from Keir Roundabout to Broxden Roundabout; A90(T) from Friarton Bridge to Broxden Roundabout; M90 south of Craigend Junction 10 to Broxden Roundabout; A9(T) from Broxden Roundabout to A9/A85 Crieff Road; A85(T) Crieff Road from A9/A85 road junction to Crieff. Peak times: The peak times for festival traffic heading to the site are described by organisers as: late morning to late afternoon on July 7; early morning to late afternoon on July 8-10. Peak leaving periods are: 11pm onwards on July 8-10 and 8am-2.30pm on July 11.

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