Transport

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Motorists being urged to approach the new section of road with care

A939 Dava, A939 Bridge of Brown and B9007 Glenferness roads closed due to drifting snow

Line is blocked in the Dalwhinnie area because of substantial snowdrifts

DEEP drifting snow has forced the closure of the Highland mainline, Network Rail Scotland has warned.

AN AMBER snow warning has been issued for swathes of the Highlands, after the Met Office upgraded existing alerts.

SNOW warnings are now in place across parts of the Highlands until Sunday afternoon – after the Met Office revised and extended existing alerts.

HIGHLANDERS are gearing up for yet more snowfalls this week – with no fewer than three yellow warnings issued for parts of the region.

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HIGHLANDERS are again bracing themselves for further heavy snow after another yellow Met Office warning became active.

Some services will be reduced due to the lockdown.

MOTORISTS have been urged to take extra care on the region’s roads following “a number” of Highland crashes this morning and hazardous ice conditions.

Grant Street is currently closed.

The stretch between Carrbridge and Moy is described as particularly bad with vehicles getting stuck

HIGHLANDERS woke up to heavy snow on Wednesday as the region braced itself for further falls overnight - amid three Met Office weather warnings.

A SNOW warning has been extended to cover most of the Highlands later this week, amid Met Office fears that Storm Christoph could cause disruption.

WIDESPREAD travel disruption is possible during “a period of disruptive snow” in the Highlands, the Met Office has warned.

RAIL passengers were facing disruption to some Highland mainline services on Monday morning after a Glasgow-Inverness service broke down.