Proposed Traffic Changes for Abernyte - Have Your Say!

The opening of the Cross Taylink Road (CTLR) in spring 2025 is expected to significantly increase traffic through Abernyte. To address this and following discussion with local elected members and local community representatives, PKC traffic planners have developed proposals to mitigate the impact on our community.

As you may know, The Braes of the Carse Conservation Group (BCCG) have been actively pushing for measures to discourage CTLR trunk road traffic from using the B953 and have been lobbying our councillors and PKC traffic planners for several years. 

The BCCG broadly supports the current proposals but in addition, would like a vehicle activated emerging traffic sign to warn southbound traffic travelling towards Dundee of traffic emerging from the crossroads at Kinnaird Road (U142) onto the B953 in Abernyte. You may wish to register your support for such a vehicle activated sign. 

We believe it's important that everyone in Abernyte has the opportunity to express their views on these proposals. While PKC has sent letters and diagrams to residents on the boundaries of the road, we want to ensure that the wider community is also informed.

Please see the diagram below.

A public consultation with PKC has not yet been scheduled, but the current deadline to send your comments is Monday, 30^th September.

To ensure your voice is heard, please submit your thoughts by the deadline to: Daryl McKeown  Project Officer – Road Safety, Traffic & Network 

12 September 2024

A BCCG meeting was held on the 16th February 2022. The meeting was chaired by Graham Nicholson. The aim of the meeting was to discuss possible ways to reduce the adverse impacts of CTLR traffic on the Braes of the Carse and to reach a consensus view to put to Perth and Kinross Council (PKC).

It was agreed at the meeting that a standard 30mph speed limit would be requested for all the single- track roads between the A90 and the A94, plus a separate set of mitigations for the Balbeggie to Abernyte B road.

Appropriate signage would also be required to encourage the majority of traffic to use the A roads (especially the Perth ring road) to travel on to destinations such as Dundee, Kinross etc. With the Braes ‘Walking and Cycling Roads’ being well used by locals, and also cyclists from further afield, it is imperative that additional traffic from the CTLR is minimised and speed limits are in place to protect walkers and cyclists.

A second CTLR meeting was held on the 3rd March, with Rait Community Council, PKC councillors, PKC officers and BCCG members – again chaired by Graham Nicholson. The consensus view of Rait CC and BCCG was presented to PKC i.e. 30mph speed limits on all single track roads, special measures for the Balbeggie to Abernyte road, signage and other mitigation measures. PKC councillors and officers were generally supportive.

Councillor Alasdair Bailey has recently proposed that some outline ideas on mitigation are sketched out by PKC Traffic and Network/Safety team and bought to a ‘charrette’ type forum in the autumn for local communities to give feedback prior to any formal proposals going into statutory processes.

We will update BCCG members as we hear more.

Kilspindie Church Meeting 7th April Rait Village Hall

 A meeting has been organised to explore ideas to find a use for Kilspindie Church now that it is no longer to be used as a church.
The meeting will take place on 7th April at 6.00pm at Rait Village Hall.
Please come along and suggest/explore ideas that could help to save the church building and help to benefit the local communities.
Everyone is very welcome. We look forward to seeing you there.