A90 Upper North Water Bridge | Essential maintenance
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SCHEME EXTENSION UPDATE (21/04/2026): Essential maintenance on the A90 Upper North Water Bridge located between Stracathro and Laurencekirk.
Please be aware that work has been extended until Friday 1st May, with a change to the traffic management currently in place.
There will be 24/7 lane closures in place until Thursday 23rd April as previously planned.
From Thursday 23rd April there will then be overnight lane 2 closures on each carriageway between 7.30pm and 5.30am each night, with a 50mph speed limit in place.
Work is scheduled to be completed by 5.30am on Friday 1st May.
UPDATE (09/04/2026): The contraflow is now scheduled to be removed by 6am on Sunday 12th April.
There will then be 24/7 lane closures in place until Thursday 23rd April.
Amey is undertaking essential maintenance on the A90 Upper North Water Bridge located between Stracathro and Laurencekirk from Monday 12th January to Thursday 23rd April.
The bridge carries A90 trunk road traffic over the River North Esk at the border between Angus and Aberdeenshire.
The maintenance work, which Amey is undertaking on behalf of Transport Scotland, will include resurfacing, waterproofing, bridge joint replacement and safety barrier upgrades on the bridge’s southbound carriageway.
This essential maintenance is required to maintain the safety and integrity of the bridge.
To ensure the safety of roadworkers and motorists the essential maintenance will be carried out using a contraflow, with one lane running in each direction on the northbound carriageway.
The contraflow will be in place from approximately one kilometre south of Upper North Water Bridge to 750 metres north of the structure.
Traffic travelling northbound on the A90 will still be able to enter and exit at the Edzell/Fettercairn/Edzell Woods junction as normal.
Traffic travelling southbound on the A90 will not have access to this junction during the work. Traffic can continue south to Stracathro, where they can turn and access the A90 northbound.
The work will benefit more than 18,200 vehicles who use this route each day.
Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
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