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Heavy snow causing travel chaos across the Highlands and Grampian

Motorists are being urged to avoid travel on the A835 Inverness to Ullapool road this evening following an evening of heavy snow showers. Image: Traffic Scotland.
Motorists are being urged to avoid travel on the A835 Inverness to Ullapool road this evening following an evening of heavy snow showers. Image: Traffic Scotland.

Motorists are being urged to avoid travel on the A835 Ullapool to Inverness road due to deteriorating weather conditions.

Cars and lorries have been struggling to find traction along the route due to snow falling “thick and fast.”

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice came into force across large parts of the north and north-east at 2pm this afternoon.

Met Office forecasters are warning of further wintry showers until 10am on Wednesday.

Traffic cameras on the A835 at Braemore shows the area has been battered by heavy snow showers, hampering driving conditions for motorists. Image: Traffic Scotland.

This evening, police are warning drivers to make only essential journeys along the A835.

Gritters are currently out in force across the road network in an effort to minimise disruption.

Disruption on the roads

Motorists have been experiencing delays on both the A835 and the A96 today due to the wintry conditions.

A HGV  got into difficulties on the A835 this afternoon after heavy snow on the road brought it to a standstill at Corrieshalloch.

Further south, a collision near Gorstan blocked the Ullapool road for some time.

The A90 at Toll of Birness has also been affected by the wintry conditions today. Image: Traffic Scotland.

The incident happened shortly after 4.30pm this evening.

The road has now been cleared.

Traffic on the A96 Inverness to Aberdeen road and the A90 Aberdeen to Laurencekirk road have also been enduring wintry conditions.

Drivers reported heavy snowfall between Elgin and Huntly, reducing visibility.