Dundee City Council - Weekly Road Report Report a Road or Pavement Defect

Planned road closures and restrictions are necessary to allow for a variety of maintenance work including resurfacing and reconstruction as well as water, sewer, electricity, gas & telecom supply / renewal / maintenance works, etc.

It may be that the Dundee City Council is not responsible for these works.  However we have a duty to inform the public of any major situation which may arise – planned or otherwise – that may affect their ability to move about the city.  We have included here a listing of road closures and major lane closures or restrictions and the contact numbers for the main utility companies in case you have a query on any specific set of roadworks.

Please note the information provided is current as of the Friday prior to the report date and is subject to change at any time. Any updates after publication on Fridays are indicated in bold.

For further information about this road report call Dundee City Council 0800 232323 or e-mail Roadworks@dundeecity.gov.uk. For specific information please phone any of the telephone numbers given below.

Trunk Roads are not the responsibility of the Council but are presently maintained by BEAR Scotland Ltd on behalf of the Scottish Government's Transport Scotland.  Trunk Roads in Dundee consist of:

A90 Kingsway West / Kingsway / Forfar Road (north of Kingsway)
A972 Kingsway East
A92 Greendykes Road / Broughty Ferry Road (at Carolina House) / East Dock Street / South Marketgait (to Trades Lane)

BEAR Scotland, Customer Care Number 0800 028 1414
British Telecom (Openreach) 0800 023 2023
Scottish & Southern Energy (Scottish Hydro Electric) 0800 300 999
Scottish Water 0845 601 8855
Virgin Media (NTL/Telewest) 0870 888 3116
Scotland Gas Networks 0845 605 6677
Cable & Wireless (Thus) 0845 2744 455
Fibrecity Dundee 0800 954 2020
Clarence - to report road, pavement & lighting defects 0800 232323

The position of on-going or planned roadworks, anywhere in Scotland, can be accessed on line by clicking on the following link:


The roadworks contained in this report are restricted to major works executed on the roads maintained either by the local Roads Authority, Transport Scotland or the Tay Road Bridge Board.  Details on the roads maintained by these organisations can be viewed by clicking on the following link:

Report for Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February
Ongoing works from previous week.  

Report for Week Commencing
Monday 6 February 2012

East Whale Lane closed for up to 10 months for construction of new leisure pool and high level car park.
East Marketgait/Seagate south footway closed (from Blackscroft for a distance of 300m) for 37 weeks for works associated with construction of new leisure pool.
St Roques Lane restricted to northbound traffic only for 37 weeks for works associated with construction of new leisure pool.
Dykes of Gray Road (Liff Hospital Road to Landmark Hotel entrance) closed for 2 weeks for bridge and road improvement works.
A85 Riverside Drive (at Tay Rail Bridge) eastbound lane restrictions for 2 weeks for bridge survey works.
Nelson Street (junction with Ann Street) closed for 17 months for construction of new housing developments.
Gray Street, Broughty Ferry pedestrian underpass closed for one week for rail station refurbishments.
Riverside roundabout off-peak lane closures (9.30am - 3.30pm) for 6 months for Central Waterfront Development Contract 3.
Hebrides Drive temporary traffic lights for 2 weeks for new sewer installation works.
Albany Road (between Fairfield Road and Ralston Road) temporary traffic lights for one week for gas main renewal.
A92 Tay Road Bridge (Dundee landfill for a distance of 400m south) temporary 30mph speed limit on northbound carriageway for approximately 18 months for ramp reconstruction works.
Craigowan and Craigard Road closed between Charleston Road and South Road in 3 phases for 6 weeks for gas main renewal.
A85 Riverside Drive overnight (8.00pm - 6.00am) and off-peak lane closures for 2 weeks, between Riverside roundabout and Tesco roundabout, for Openreach cabling operations.
Harestane Road traffic control on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 for carriageway patching works.
Woodburne Street closed from Monday 6 February for 6 weeks for gas main replacement works.  East Haddon Road closed at junctions with Woodburne Street.
A90 Kingsway (at Tesco Extra) off-peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) westbound lane closure on off-slip on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 February for pole and signage installation works.
Rankine Street off-peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) traffic control on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 February for drainage works.
Myrekirk Road (Fulton Road to Brunel Road) off-peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) traffic control on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February for carriageway rhino patching works.
Forthcoming Major Roadworks
Dock Street (between Castle Street and Crichton Street) and Crichton Street (at Dock Street) eastbound lane closure on 18-19 and 25-26 February and 10-11 and 17-18 March for demolition work to the Podium Block.
Dock Street (Crichton Street to Castle Street) closed overnight (12 midnight - 5.00am) on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 February for removal of Tayside House/Podium block overhead walkway.
Ferguson Street (Princes Street to Crescent Street) closed from Monday 19 March for 3 weeks for carriageway repairs.

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