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Kingsway in Dundee reopens amid Storm Babet travel chaos

The road was flooded between the Myrekirk and Swallow roundabouts.

By Bryan Copland
The Kingsway is flooded at Myrekirk. Image: Mhairi Edwards/DC Thomson
The Kingsway is flooded at Myrekirk. Image: Mhairi Edwards/DC Thomson

A stretch of the Kingsway in Dundee has reopened amid Storm Babet travel chaos.

The A90 dual carriageway was closed both ways between the Myrekirk and Swallow roundabouts.

The closure was confirmed by Traffic Scotland just before 7am with many parts of Dundee hit by severe flooding.

The agency said: “A90 between Myrekirk and Swallow roundabouts, Dundee is currently closed in both directions due to flooding affecting both carriageways.

A90 Kingsway shut: Drivers urged to follow local diversion

“Road users should follow the local diversion route and expect longer than normal journey times.”

A spokesperson for Amey said: “A vactor unit is currently on site and working with our teams to help to clear flooding.

“Traffic is being diverted locally.”

The road reopened at around 4pm on Friday.

Police at the flooded section of Kingsway. Image: Andrew Robson/DC Thomson

The A90 is also shut between Forfar and Stonehaven.

It comes as a red weather warning for rain is in place until noon on Friday.

Storm Babet is causing major disruption across Tayside and Fife – follow our live updates HERE.

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