This year Traffic Scotland is working together with T-in-the-Park to provide travel information
for people both attending and affected by the T-in-the-Park Festival on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th of
July 2008, through the provision of travel planning and real-time traffic information services.
What information are you interested in?
Information is also available via the Travel section of the official
T-in-the-Park website.
For real-time traffic information specific to T-in-the-Park view the
T-in-the-Park Traffic Information page.
Latest T-in-the-Park Traffic and Travel News
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The T-in-the-Park Traffic Information
page provides real-time traffic information specific to T-in-the-Park. The Traffic Information page provides details of
current incidents, roadworks and queues affecting the major trunk roads around the T-in-the-Park venue as well as variable message
signs, live-eye-view cameras and suggested routes.
The page can be viewed at the following location -
www.trafficscotland.org/tinthepark/trafficinformation.aspx
Traffic Scotland also provides real-time travel information for the Scottish Trunk Road network which can be
viewed on the Traffic Information page.
In addition to real-time traffic information Traffic Scotland also provide Live-Eye-View camera images
for a wide range of the road network. These can be viewed on the
Live-Eye-Views page.
Traffic Scotland also features Live-Eye-View routes for cameras between
Aberdeen and Edinburgh
and for the Glasgow M8.
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Travel Planning
It is recommended that if you are attending the T-in-the-Park 2008 festival that you plan your
journey in advance. T-in-the-Park advises people attending the festival to use Public Transport if possible for travel
to and from the event.
Citylink buses will be operating additional ticket-based services to the T-in-the-Park venue running from Thursday the 10th through
Monday the 14th of July 2008. These services will operate from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee with
additional services from a number of other locations. For further information regarding the service, booking options
and a T-in-the-Park journey planner visit the
Citylink T-in-the-Park page.
Download this map as a PDF
For alternative public transport travel options both Traveline Scotland and Transport Direct provide
facilities to plan your journey; links to these sites are provided below.
Traveline Scotland - Public transport planning tool for
travel across Scotland. Traveline Scotland also provide further information for planning your journey to
T-in-the-Park using public transport. This information is available as a PDF document at the
Traveline Scotland Briefing on T-in-the Park page.
For further Traveline Scotland news see the
Traveline Scotland News and Events page.
Transport Direct - Public transport planning and ticket booking
tool for travel across Scotland.
You can also access these travel planning tools through the Traffic Scotland
Plan Your Journey
page.
T-in-the-Park is also implementing a 'Green T' policy as the festival looks to become more environmentally
friendly. This includes actively encouraging the reduction of carbon emissions produced when travelling to and
from the event. You can compare carbon emission values for a variety of transport modes to the T-in-the-Park
venue at Kinross using the Traffic Scotland Carbon Calculator.
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Travel by Car
T-in-the-Park manages traffic to and from the event by advising people travelling to the event by car to
use the following routes:
Travelling from Glasgow and the West
Follow the M8 eastbound - Join the M80 eastbound and follow the M80 / A80 - Exit at junction 5 and follow
the M876 / A876 eastbound over the Kincardine bridge - Follow the A977 northbound -
Follow the A823 northbound through Rumbling Bridge - Follow the A91 eastbound
Travelling from Edinburgh and the East
Follow the A90 northbound over the Forth Road Bridge - Follow the M90 northbound -
Exit at Junction 5 (dedicated lane)
Travelling from the North
Follow the M90 southbound - Exit at Junction 7 (dedicated lane)
Ticket holders travelling by car are advised by T-in-the-Park to car share if possible.
Download this map as a PDF
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Non-Festival Road Users
Non-festival road users are advised to expect some disruption to their normal journey. Real-time traffic information
for the road network affected by T-in-the-Park can be viewed on the
T-in-the-Park Traffic Information page.
To view the latest T-in-the-Park Traffic and Travel news see the latest news section.
The Traffic Scotland Plan Your Journey
page can be used to plan an alternative route.
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Traffic Scotland offers a range of travel information services that can be accessed to obtain real-time traffic
information.
WAP and PDA site
Traffic Scotland provides both WAP and PDA accessible sites that can be used to access traffic information while
on the move. Please remember not to use mobile phones or PDAs whilst driving.
To view the web site on your PDA simply browse to the Traffic Scotland web site. Your PDA browser should be
automatically detected and the PDA site should be displayed. In some cases you may need to point your PDA to
www.trafficscotland.org/pda/.
To view the WAP site using your mobile phone go to
www.trafficscotland.org/wap.
Traffic Customer Care Line
Traffic Scotland provides the Traffic Customer Care Line. This service is a free-phone service that places road
users at the centre of traffic information by enabling them to access real-time information quickly and directly
for the Scottish Motorway and Trunk Road Network. Through this service users will be able to access traffic information
whilst on the move, giving them the power to plan and manage their journey to greater effect. The Traffic Customer Care
Line free-phone service can be contacted by calling 0800 028 1414.
For further information see the
Traffic Customer Care Line page.
RSS Feeds
Traffic Scotland provides a traffic information RSS feed that can deliver real-time traffic
information direct to your desktop. This can be accessed using the following link:
Traffic Scotland RSS.
Details for installing the RSS feed can be found within the FAQ section of the web site
here.
Traffic Information Kiosk
Traffic Scotland have placed a number of traffic information kiosks at locations across the Scottish
trunk road network. For further information see the
Traffic Information Kiosk page.
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