Bainsford schools close early amidst severe storm warnings
8 December
All Bainsford schools have been forced to close at 12pm today (Thursday, December 8) due to the impact of severe weather.
The decision was made by Falkirk Council after the Met Office issued a red alert warning of wind.
Severe storm-force winds and heavy rain are expected to batter the area and there is even a yellow alert for snow for tomorrow.
There are no community facilities currently affected by the weather; however, travel has been disrupted.
A section of Main Street, from Burnbank Road to David’s Loan, has been closed and diversions put in place.
This is a result of roofing being blown from buildings by the storm-force winds.
A diversion route is in place for any traffic moving from Falkirk north and for vehicles moving from Carron south towards the town centre.
North-bound vehicles should divert along the canalside and join the Northern Distributor Road. South-bound traffic should divert along Ronades Road.
Motorists are however asked to stay away from the area and avoid travel at all due to the adverse weather conditions.
There have been reports of flooding on the following roads in the Falkirk area:
- Callendar Rd, Falkirk, standing water and passable with care.
- Grangemouth Rd, Falkirk standing water and passable with care.
- A883 Camelon to Denny road, standing water at the Bonny Water
- A905 Grangemouth to Bo’ness road, standing water and passable with care.
- A706 Bo’ness to Linlithgow road, standing water and some branches down but passable with care.
For more travel updates, visit Traffic Scotland or National Rail.
For help and advice about gritting and snow clearing, click here.
To see the full Met Office report for Bainsford over the next few days, click here.
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