BREAKING: A9 reopens at Drumochter after hours of misery for drivers trapped in tailbacks amid Storm Gerrit snows

The A9 has re-opened at Drumochter after a day of misery for drivers trapped in 20-mile tailbacks after snowfalls blocked the route.

BEAR Scotland confirmed that gritters that had worked for hours to clear the route had succeeded in re-opening it for motorists in both directions by just before 8pm.

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