Roadworks - Forfar and Kirriemuir from January 2026

The footway resurfacing works on Bank Street, Kirriemuir, will begin on Monday 9 March, as previously advised and are expected to be completed by Friday 27 March.

In order to carry out the works safely, a road closure is required. Following further consultation with affected businesses, we can confirm that we will start on the north side of the footway and reopen the carriageway during the weekends of 14, 15, 21 and 22 March. The carriageway will then be closed again on the Monday while works continue. We apologise for any disruption this may cause.

Businesses will remain open as normal, and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. Property access will also be maintained, and the town centre car parks will remain open during the works. Public transport will be affected, and details about changes relating to necessary temporary bus stop closures and temporary relocations will be displayed on the relevant bus stops. You can also find the relevant information on our Public Transport bus timetables webpage(External link).

The works are expected to take approximately three weeks to complete and updates will continue to be provided as the works progress.

We are pleased to confirm that roadworks on High Street, Kirriemuir, are now complete and the road is fully open to traffic.

We greatly appreciate the patience of the local community and businesses while this essential work has been carried out and can confirm that any signage that remains on scene will be removed shortly.

Also, in Kirriemuir, a joint review by Angus Council and Tayside Contracts engineers has been completed on the recent work at Bank Street. It has been agreed that further resurfacing works are required on the north and south footways to ensure they meet the standards we collectively expect.

To deliver this, the footways will be replaced at the earliest opportunity. Unfortunately, this will require a further closure of Bank Street.

We apologise and fully recognise this comes as a frustrating added inconvenience to residents and businesses, and officers will be visiting local businesses to discuss this matter with them.

It is anticipated the work on the footways will begin on week commencing Monday 9 March for a duration of approximately three weeks, weather and any unforeseen circumstances permitting.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding.

Due to forecast low temperature on Friday 13 February, works in Kirriemuir are expected to be disrupted while our contractor carries out essential winter maintenance across Angus.

Despite challenging weather, the works have continued well this week with significant progress made on the road elements.

We thank the town for its continued understanding and patience while these essential works are carried out. Town Centre businesses and car parks remain open, with pedestrian access maintained at all times.

We're pleased to confirm that Phase 3 of the Castle Street project in Forfar has been completed today.

The road will be fully reopened to traffic, with the temporary traffic lights and associated signage being removed soon after.

There are still some minor pavement works to be carried out as a part of the Phase 1 works and these are scheduled to be finished over the coming days.

Thanks again for your patience and remember that town centre businesses are open as usual.

Works have progressed well on Kirriemuir High Street this week with around half of the pavement works being completed.

Roods is now open to vehicle traffic, however, the current diversion routes associated with the High Street closure will remain in place over the weekend as they have for the since Thursday.

From Monday (9 February), as we have indicated through earlier posts, the High Street closure extents will revert to the original layout following completion of Scottish Water emergency repairs on the Roods.

Town centre businesses and car parks remain open as normal.

Thanks once again for your patience and understanding during these necessary works.

We're happy to report that a further portion of the works at Castle Street in Forfar have been completed at The Cross and the road is reopening today for the weekend.

Phase three (see the roadworks maps on this page) will continue on Monday 9 February.

The works will be supported by temporary traffic lights. Access and egress from Castle Street onto both East High Street and West High Street will not be possible during this phase.

From 7.30am on Monday (9 Feb), access to Castle Street will only be available via the one-way system from Canmore Street at the north side to Queen Street. Please do not park at The Cross beside The Queens Hotel from 7.30am on Monday (9 Feb) so we can progress with the remainder of phase three.

Many thanks again for your patience and cooperation while we carry out these necessary works.

And please remember, town centre businesses and car parks remain open as usual during this time and we encourage you to support your local businesses

Regrettably, Scottish Water have advised us that their emergency repairs on Roods are not yet complete and will continue on Friday (6 February).

This means that the temporary change to the diversion route for the road works on High Street, allowing for access via The Glengate to Reform Street and the Town Centre will also continue into Friday while the emergency closure of Roods remains in place.

Diversion signs in the town centre reflect this and, once Scottish Water has completed its emergency works, diversion signage at Roods will revert back to the original routes.

Businesses on Roods and within the town centre remain open and parking within town centre car parks is available as normal.

Slight changes to the planned bus service diversions to accommodate this emergency closure will continue into Friday.

Details on the bus timetables specific to journeys affected by this emergency closure can be found on our roads and road closures page.

Thank you once again for your appreciation and understanding while this additional unforeseen and unplanned work is carried out.

As mentioned in our earlier post that highlighted the impact on bus services caused by Scottish Water's emergency road closure of The Roods by Scottish Water, we can now confirm the following tweaks to the the scheduled roadworks plan.

The diversion route for the road works on High Street will be temporarily changed to allow for access via The Glengate to Reform Street and the Town Centre while the emergency closure of The Roods is in place.

Diversion signs in the town centre will be amended to reflect this and, on the completion of Scottish Water's emergency works, The Roods the diversion signage will reverted back to the original routes.

Businesses on The Roods and within the town centre remain open and parking within town centre car parks is available as normal.

Thank you for your appreciation and understanding while this additional unforeseen and unplanned work is carried out.

A burst water main in Kirriemuir means there will be a full emergency road closure of The Roods on Thursday (5 Feb) to allow Scottish Water to carry carry out repairs.

This will impact on bus services, but please be aware that while proposed diversions will deviate slightly from the publicised diversions for phase 2 of the roadworks, this will only be for one day - Thursday 5 February.

Details on the bus timetables specific to journeys affected by this emergency closure can be found on our roads and road closures page.

We've been doing our utmost to power through the challenges presented by the awful weather we are having just now but, with a drop in temperatures expected, our contractors must commit to carrying out winter maintenance tonight and tomorrow.

This means that both sites - at Forfar and Kirriemuir - will experience some disruption.

We apologise for any inconvenience but are confident that you all know how essential winter maintenance is towards keeping our roads network safe. Thank you again for your understanding.