The Tay Road Bridge was closed to all traffic for almost seven hours after the Met Office upgraded its weather warnings for Scotland ahead of Tuesday’s evening rush hour.
Central, Tayside and Fife rose from yellow to amber one below last Thursday’s ‘red’ status with forecasters warning of the risk of snow and more severe winds.
The Tay and Forth road bridges were closed to all but car traffic from late morning. The Tay bridge then closed to all traffic at around 2.30pm and did not reopen to cars until around 9.15pm. (Click here for Tay updates and here for Forth)
The Met Office predicts heavy snow will fall over ground above around 100m, and at times to low levels too. Accumulations of 10cm or more are possible on hills, and there may also be some slushy accumulations at low levels.
As a result some roads will become icy. Very strong winds will accompany the showers at times, notably across southern and western Scotland.
Forecasters say parts of the central belt such as Glasgow through North Lanarkshire and into Falkirk are likely to experience significant impacts from around 6pm and overnight into Wednesday’s morning rush hour.
As a result some roads will become icy. Very strong winds will accompany the showers at times, notably across southern and western Scotland.
Transport Minister Keith Brown confirmed that the Multi Agency Response Team (MART) will be in operation for at least the next 24 hours to monitor the weather and travel situation.
Conditions are not expected to reach the levels of last week’s storms the worst in a decade but police are reminding the public to keep up to date with the latest travel reports.
Assistant Chief Constable Allan Moffat, speaking on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, said: “We are continuing to play our part in the Multi Agency Response Team along with a wide range of partners as the weather situation is closely monitored. The Met Office is warning of deterioration in the weather across many parts of Scotland with the possibility of snow on higher ground, difficult driving conditions and coastal flooding.
“I would urge people to monitor local forecasts and respond accordingly.”To monitor Met Office weather warnings click here, and stay up to date with traffic information at trafficscotland.org