The Kessock Bridge section of the A9 was closed to vehicles in both directions on May 22, 2026, after an ongoing police incident brought traffic to a stop. Traffic Scotland said at 14:14 that the bridge was shut and told motorists to avoid the area.
The bridge links Inverness to the Black Isle, making the closure a disruption to one of the main routes across the crossing. Emergency services were at the scene as police dealt with the incident, and Traffic Scotland advised drivers to use an alternative route while the closure remained in place.
The bridge is part of the A9, so the closure affected more than local traffic. For anyone trying to move between Inverness and the Black Isle that afternoon, the warning was immediate and blunt: stay away and find another way.
That leaves the key question on the day itself not about the road, but about how long the police incident would keep one of the area’s most direct links out of use.
