Restrictions in place on Dornoch Bridge ahead of Storm Babet

Dornoch Bridge has been closed to high-sided vehicles traveling northbound and southbound on the A9 until further notice.

An update shared by Traffic Scotland at 11.01am today (Thursday October 19) confirmed that the bridge had been restricted to high-sided vehicles due to high winds affecting driving conditions.

The measure has been taken as Storm Babet brings a period of very strong easterly winds and very wet weather to the northern half of Scotland, which is expected to last from Thursday to Saturday.

A spokesperson for Traffic Scotland said: "The A9 (Dornoch Bridge) is closed to high sided vehicles due to high winds affecting driving conditions."

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