Delays in Dundee city centre as traffic takes an hour to reach Tay Road Bridge

Drivers faced huge delays getting onto the Tay Road Bridge on Dundee on Wednesday.

Motorists reported queues of more than an hour to get from the Marketgait ring road to the crossing.

There were tailbacks on several city centre streets with traffic starting to build at around 3.30pm.

One driver from Fife said she left the Wellgate car park at 4.30pm and had yet to cross the bridge by 5.30pm.

Another driver said: “Traffic was starting to get pretty bad around 3.30pm.

“The East Port roundabout was pretty backed up and there were long queues along East Dock Street.”

The reason for the delays was unclear.

However, there are ongoing roadworks on the Tay Road Bridge, meaning the crossing is down to one lane each way.

As part of that project, a series of overnight closures will be put in place on the bridge from next week.

Meanwhile, some drivers have been diverting via the Tay Road Bridge due to the ongoing Friarton Bridge roadworks in Perth, while there have also been delays for traffic trying to leave Gallagher Retail Park onto East Dock Street following the opening of the new M&S.