The ESDAL freight website designed to ease the process of moving abnormal loads now provides details of recommended high load routes to regsitered users. The planning service is free and hauliers who wish to find out more about ESDAL and register their details online should visit the website through the following link:
Further Information: https://www.esdal.com/public/index.html
The Traffic Scotland website now features a range of RSS feeds that bring real-time traffic information straight to your desktop. There are currently three RSS feeds available delivering up-to-date information regarding current incidents, current roadworks and planned roadworks across the Scottish trunk road network. The feeds can be accessed by all available RSS readers, details on how to access them can be found in the Traffic Scotland FAQ.
Further Information: http://www.trafficscotland.org/rss/
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY CONSTABULARY
ADVICE TO FOOTBALL TRAFFIC RETURNING TO SCOTLAND FROM THE UEFA CUP FINAL AT MANCHESTER ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY 15TH MAY AND TRAVELLING MOTORISTS IN GENERAL.
Police are advising motorists and football fans of services available to them as they travel North into Scotland on the M74 early on Thursday morning, 15th May.
Northbound traffic crossing into Scotland should be aware that the service stations at Gretna and Johnstonebridge will be closed to coaches between 00:30hrs and 06:30hrs.
Inspector Ian Fraser from Dumfries and Galloway Mobile Support Group said: “Petrol will be available at Gretna services for private motor cars during these times, but there will be no food facility open.”
“Food and petrol will be available for the occupants of private motor cars at Johnstonebridge.”
“Police staff will be in attendance at the service stations, to assist the motoring public if required.”