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standard in 2005 and significantly reduced the journey time between the two towns. Between Arbroath and Stonehaven the road is a single carriageway apart from a very short section of dual carriageway near Gourdon. The road returns to dual carriageway from Stonehaven heading north to Aberdeen, briefly
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from the M90 to Glenrothes town centre, changing to a single carriageway as it passes through the northern side of the town, before switching back to dual carriageway north of Glenrothes (until it meets the A912 towards Perth and the A914 towards St Andrews), it reverts to a single carriageway until
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Plans were drawn up in the 1960s for a new East Fife regional dual carriageway road starting at the M90 at Masterton (Junction 2), which would have mirrored what is now the A921 and B9157 to the Mossgreen area, before heading north-eastward to Chapel Level, connecting up with the Thornton By-pass.
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In early April 1998 the A92 was extended beyond the Crossgates junction to provide direct access with the M90 southbound, to ease congestion around the Halbeath interchange. The new section was built three months ahead of schedule, costing £8.4m.
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The A92 formerly continued north from Stonehaven through Aberdeen, and terminated at Fraserburgh. The section between Stonehaven and Aberdeen was renumbered
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and Parkway roundabouts in Aberdeen. The remainder of the road from the Parkway roundabout to the termination point at Blackdog is dual carriageway.
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The new section between Crossgates and Glenrothes began construction in 1980, and was built in four phases:
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Dunfermline press, 3 April 1998, "New interchange will ease commuters chase" by Kevin McRobbert
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where the road once again becomes dual carriageway. From here, the A92 runs parallel with the
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The plans were held back until the early 1970s, and were held back further due to the
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The Motorway Archive. M90. Inverkeithing to Perth motorway and M85. Perth by-pass
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The section of the A92 between Dundee and Aberdeen was formerly part of the
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sites are present. Examples of these features include Gourdon Hill and the
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before terminating at Blackdog, where the road once again merges with the
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The 16-mile section of the road from Dundee to Arbroath was upgraded to
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Across the Tay Road Bridge, the A92 continues along the east coast past
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Lochgelly - Thornton: the final phase which opened on 16 July 1990
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The A92's original route in southern Fife is now numbered as the
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East Fife Regional Road - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki
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A90 Completion of Dualling - Perth to Aberdeen - 1994
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The A92 road traverses lands on which prehistorical
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Index

A92 road (Great Britain)
A92 shield

M90
Dunfermline
A909
Cowdenbeath
A910
Kirkcaldy
A911
Glenrothes
A991
Dundee
A90
Stonehaven
A90
Blackdog
United Kingdom
Primary
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Dunfermline
Kirkcaldy
Tay Bridge
Dundee
Arbroath
Montrose
Stonehaven
Aberdeen
Roads in the United Kingdom
Motorways
A and B road zones

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