A78

UK approach to telecoms in rural areas is a shambles

The UK Government’s Shared Rural Network Programme was meant to address these issues. Instead, however, of forcing the mobile operators to share telecommunications masts, the UK Government left it to the big four to decide how to eliminate the hundreds…

Emergency closure of Inverkip Road, Greenock

Message below from Network Rail Scotland about an emergency closure of Inverkip Road, Greenock, for three nights from Saturday 18 November 2023 to remove dangerous trees: 
Inverkip Road in Greenock is to temporarily close for emergency removal of dang…

Travel: A78 closure in Wemyss Bay for rail bridge checks

Network Rail needs to survey the railway bridge on Shore Road and the trunk road will be shut from 10pm on October 25 until 6am the following morning.
Darren Dickson, project manager for Network Rail, said: “The work we’re undertaking will provide vita…

DISTRICT Hit By Flooding Travel Chaos

FLOODING caused causing major disruption for road and rail travellers (Saturday). 
Heavy rain led to widespread problems across the district, with the A8 closed in Greenock all day.
Many other main routes were affected including the A770 in Gourock an…

Police warning not to travel in Inverclyde due to flooding

Police Scotland Renfrewshire and Inverclyde posted on their facebook page: “Due to the heavy rain forecast by the Met Office there are significant flooding issues throughout the Inverclyde area.
“There are numerous areas of deep floodwater making roads…

Ayrshire travel: A78 from Pennyburn roundabout to close …

The work will take place on the A78 southbound carriageway – from the Three Towns to Irvine – between the Pennyburn Roundabout and the Garnock Rail Overbridge.
This section of the road will be closed off by Amey, which is carrying out carriageway patch…