A977 road
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The A977 is an A road
A roads in Zone 9 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9 .-Single- and double-digit roads:-Triple-digit roads:-Four-digit roads:...

 in Scotland
Scotland
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, connecting Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland.-History:The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson...

 in Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

 to Kinross
Kinross
Kinross is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was formerly the county town of Kinross-shire.Kinross is a fairly small town, with some attractive buildings...

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Route

The A977 runs between the M90
M90
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 junction 6 and a roundabout at the southern end of the Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland.-History:The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson...

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Places along the route

The road passes through several villages and hamlets on its route. Approaching from the south, it passes through Forestmill, Blairingone
Blairingone
Blairingone is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A977 road at its intersection with Vicar's Bridge Road near the extreme south-westerly point of the region, approximately 3 miles south-east of Dollar....

, Powmill
Powmill
Powmill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies at the junction of the A823 and A977 roads at the south-west of the region, approximately 5 miles south-west of Kinross and 5 miles east of Dollar....

, Crook of Devon
Crook of Devon
Crook of Devon is a village within the parish of Fossoway in Perthshire. It is located about 6 miles southwest of Kinross on the A977. Until relatively recently the official name of the village was Fossoway but this has been usurped by the widely used nickname "crook of devon"...

 and passes Balado
Balado
Balado is a park and former airfield within the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It is now the venue of the annual T in the Park music festival.Poultry sheds of Balado Poultry Farm now occupy the old concrete runways of the airfield...

 (site of T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

), before reaching the M90.

Residents' concerns

The new Clackmannanshire Bridge has led to an increase in heavy traffic using the A977 to reach the M90 motorway. This has caused to concern among people who live in communities on the road. MSP Liz Smith
Liz Smith
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 raised the matter in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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 but was told that this was a council matter. She has since raised the matter with Perth and Kinross Council
Perth and Kinross Council
Perth and Kinross Council is the local government council for the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It employs nearly 5000 employees.The council was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc...

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A package of traffic mitigation measures was approved in February 2010.

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