Weather update: Ice warning to Scotland’s drivers

Published on Monday 19 December 2011 15:24

The Met Office has issued a warning of icy conditions that could affect roads across Scotland until Tuesday.

The alert covers most of mainland Scotland as well as the Western Isles, and could make some journeys this evening and tomorrow morning particularly difficult.

The Met Office warning stated: “Although conditions should improve in most places this afternoon, further snowfall and icy conditions will continue to affect some upland roads in the north of the region.

“As skies clear this evening and tonight, the risk of ice increases once more.

“The public should be aware that this could cause locally tricky travel conditions, mostly on untreated surfaces.”

Transport Scotland’s Multi Agency Response Team (MART) was open this morning to monitor the situation as several crashes were reported and drivers struggled with black ice on the roads.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “Having Transport Scotland, the police, rail operators, road operating companies and the Met Office working side by side and agreeing messages for the travelling public has worked well so far, but we must stay sharp and keep up the good work.

“In the run-up to Christmas the pressure to keep our transport network running as effectively as possible is even greater than usual, businesses depend on roads and rail for deliveries and the public will obviously be out in numbers doing their Christmas shopping.

“Disruption can never be ruled out, but we have taken a wide range of steps to ensure that Scotland is as well prepared as it can be.”

• For more information on the forecast and weather warnings, visit the Met Office website

• For the latest on the roads situation, visit trafficscotland.org

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