The A972 is a major road in
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
,
Scotland. It forms part of the
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
known as the 'Kingsway', that runs through the northern part of Dundee. Its main function is to link the
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh, through Dundee and Aberdeen. Along with the A9 and the A82 it is one of the three major north–south trunk roads connecting the Centra ...
with the
A92.
At its western end, the A972 joins with the
A90 at its Forfar road junction. Running eastward , the road meets with Pitkerro Road, then after a further , with the Mid Craigie Road roundabout. After a further , the road ends at the Scott Fyffe Circle (roundabout), where it meets the
A92.
History
The A972 number used to include a longer stretch of road bypassing Dundee. In 1994 as part of a wider re-numbering, this section became part of the
A90.
References
Roads in Scotland
Transport in Dundee
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