Trunk A-road

A90 traffic and collisions

The A90 is a trunk A-road of 154.7 miles, from City of Edinburgh to Aberdeenshire. This page covers its traffic at 54 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.

Last updated: 15 September 2026
Data source: Department for Transport
Records analysed: 54 count points in 2025
Methodology: View methodology

Traffic in 2025 1.2bn vehicle miles
Average daily traffic 20,806 vehicles a day, both directions
Busiest section 67,241 Council boundary to A90
HGV share 8.7% of vehicle miles
Traffic since 2019 +0.8% same count points
Collisions, 2021 to 2025 313 5.6 per 100m vehicle miles

How busy is the A90?

On an average day in 2025, 20,806 vehicles passed each point on the A90, counting both directions. The busiest section is Council boundary to A90 (City of Edinburgh), with 67,241 a day; the quietest listed is A981 to A98, with 4,237.

Busiest sections, 2025

Council boundary to A90 carries 3.2 times the road’s average flow.

Sections of the A90 with the highest average daily flow, 2025
Section	Vehicles a day
Council boundary to A90 City of Edinburgh · 1.4 mi · HGVs 6.9%	67,241
A923 to B960 Dundee City · 0.7 mi · HGVs 7.0%	43,673
A902 to B701 Drum Brae North City of Edinburgh · 1.7 mi · HGVs 1.8%	43,289
B960 to A972 Dundee City · 2.1 mi · HGVs 7.0%	41,705
B953 to A85 Perth & Kinross · 4.3 mi · HGVs 9.0%	40,801
Roundabout connecting A944 and A90 (South West of Kingswells, Aberdeen City) to Junction A96 and A90 (south of Balancing Pond, Aberdeen City) Aberdeen City · 4.0 mi · HGVs 6.0%	38,185
M90 jn11 to C-road St Madoes Perth & Kinross · 3.9 mi · HGVs 8.3%	36,666
A902 City of Edinburgh · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.2%	34,886
C-road St Madoes to B953 Perth & Kinross · 7.5 mi · HGVs 9.8%	33,956
A85 to A923 Dundee City · 2.4 mi · HGVs 8.9%	33,556

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Route

City of Edinburgh to Aberdeenshire · 154.7 miles in 2 stretches

Schematic route: each line joins the junctions at the ends of a DfT count point link.

A90 traffic and collisions by section

47 sections between junctions, in route order (2 separate stretches). Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.

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Sections of the A90 in route order, 2025 traffic
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1	A8 to B900 Craigleith RoadCity of Edinburgh · stretch 1	1.6	12,899	1.4%	−6.6%	24	65.7
2	B900 Craigleith Road to A902City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	0.7	19,595	0.9%	−10.7%	8	–
3	A902 to B701 Drum Brae NorthCity of Edinburgh · stretch 1	1.7	43,289	1.8%	−4.1%	28	21.5
4	B701 to A902City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	0.2	39,944	1.8%	−3.3%	6	–
5	A902City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	0.7	34,886	1.2%	–	9	–
6	Count point 92134City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	0.6	31,935	1.4%	–	5	–
7	Count point 92132City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	2.9	26,436	1.4%	–	8	–
8	Council boundary to A90City of Edinburgh · stretch 1	1.4	67,241	6.9%	−7.9%	4	–
9	A85 to M90Perth & Kinross · stretch 2	0.7	12,537	5.1%	−4.6%	0	–
10	M90 jn11 to C-road St MadoesPerth & Kinross · stretch 2	3.9	36,666	8.3%	−9.5%	11	4.1
11	C-road St Madoes to B953Perth & Kinross · stretch 2	7.5	33,956	9.8%	−8.3%	14	3.1
12	B953 to A85Perth & Kinross · stretch 2	4.3	40,801	9.0%	+2.6%	15	5.2
13	A85 to A923Dundee City · stretch 2	2.4	33,556	8.9%	+22.1%	11	7.5
14	A923 to B960Dundee City · stretch 2	0.7	43,673	7.0%	+2.1%	4	–
15	B960 to A972Dundee City · stretch 2	2.1	41,705	7.0%	+11.9%	14	9.0
16	A972 to William Fitzgerald WayDundee City · stretch 2	1.1	29,863	7.3%	+3.3%	8	–
17	William Fitzgerald Way to A928Dundee City, Angus · stretch 2	4.0	21,590	12.7%	−16.7%	24	14.6
18	A928 to A932Angus · stretch 2	5.3	24,931	10.4%	−1.9%	7	–
19	A932 to A94Angus · stretch 2	1.2	21,715	11.8%	+0.7%	6	–
20	A94 to A926Angus · stretch 2	1.4	22,625	10.4%	−5.0%	4	–
21	A926 to B9128Angus · stretch 2	1.5	17,743	13.3%	−21.4%	0	–
22	B9128 to A935Angus · stretch 2	9.1	22,122	11.4%	+5.8%	16	4.7
23	A935 to B966Angus · stretch 2	3.3	17,044	12.9%	−0.5%	3	–
24	B966 to B974Angus, Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	5.1	19,803	11.7%	+22.4%	13	7.7
25	B974 to C-road OatyhillAberdeenshire · stretch 2	2.2	18,135	12.5%	−10.5%	3	–
26	C-road Oatyhill to A937Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	0.6	17,413	13.9%	−25.8%	fewer than 3	–
27	At A937Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	1.9	19,362	12.2%	−7.2%	fewer than 3	–
28	A937 to A92Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	11.8	15,283	12.8%	−4.4%	11	3.5
29	A92 to B979Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	2.6	25,709	9.6%	−3.9%	0	–
30	At A90Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	0.4	7,028	8.0%	+109.4%	fewer than 3	–
31	Roundabout with B979 and A90 (near New Mains of Ury Cottages, Aberdeenshire) to Roundabout connecting A90 and A956 (South of Cleanhil Wood, Aberdeenshire)Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	7.3	13,647	9.6%	+5.3%	fewer than 3	–
32	Roundabout connecting A90 and A956 (South of Cleanhil Wood, Aberdeenshire) to Roundabout connecting A944 and A90 (South West of Kingswells, Aberdeen City)Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City · stretch 2	6.4	33,341	7.6%	−3.8%	4	–
33	Roundabout connecting A944 and A90 (South West of Kingswells, Aberdeen City) to Junction A96 and A90 (south of Balancing Pond, Aberdeen City)Aberdeen City · stretch 2	4.0	38,185	6.0%	+16.5%	5	–
34	Junction wih A96 and A90 (near Balancing Pond, Aberdeen City) to Roundabout with A90 and A947 (near Parkhill Cottage)Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	4.7	13,819	8.5%	+6.2%	0	–
35	Roundabout where A90 and A947 meet (just North of Parkhill Corrage, Aberdeenshire) to Roundabout A92 and A90 near Fife Hill, AberdeenshireAberdeenshire, Aberdeen City · stretch 2	4.5	12,625	9.6%	−3.5%	3	–
36	Roundabout A92 and A90 near Fife Hill, Aberdeenshire to Junction where A90 meets A975 (near Kirkhill, Aberdeenshire)Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	6.2	21,805	5.5%	+28.4%	5	–
37	A975 to A948Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	4.3	18,301	7.0%	+2.6%	7	–
38	A948 to A920Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	1.3	15,720	9.0%	+46.6%	fewer than 3	–
39	A920 to A952Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	3.0	15,286	6.3%	+12.5%	3	–
40	A952 to A975Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	7.1	7,454	12.9%	−0.6%	5	–
41	A975 to A982Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	3.9	9,257	9.9%	−4.2%	5	–
42	A982 to A950Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	1.9	7,711	8.5%	−3.3%	fewer than 3	–
43	A950 to A982Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	1.1	4,453	4.0%	+9.5%	0	–
44	A982 to A952Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	10.9	5,997	5.5%	+27.4%	6	–
45	A952 to B9033 South Harbour RdAberdeenshire · stretch 2	3.9	7,262	4.1%	−15.3%	3	–
46	B9033 South Harbour Rd to A981Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	0.6	7,143	0.8%	−8.4%	fewer than 3	–
47	A981 to A98Aberdeenshire · stretch 2	0.5	4,237	1.5%	−43.9%	fewer than 3	–

Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A90 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.

A90 traffic by vehicle type

Cars and taxis make up 71.2% of the vehicle miles on the A90. HGVs account for 8.7%, rising to 13.9% on C-road Oatyhill to A937.

Vehicle mix, 2025

Share of vehicle miles on the A90 by vehicle type
Category	Share
Cars and taxis	71.2%
Vans (LGVs)	19.3%
HGVs	8.7%
Buses and coaches	0.6%
Motorcycles	0.3%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

HGV share of traffic

HGVs as a share of vehicle miles on the A90, by year
Year	HGV share
2000	10.0%
2001	9.5%
2002	7.9%
2003	8.7%
2004	8.9%
2005	9.4%
2006	9.4%
2007	9.8%
2008	9.7%
2009	9.1%
2010	9.2%
2011	9.0%
2012	9.0%
2013	8.9%
2014	8.9%
2015	9.0%
2016	8.9%
2017	9.0%
2018	9.1%
2019	9.2%
2020	10.5%
2021	10.2%
2022	9.3%
2023	8.9%
2024	8.9%
2025	8.7%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A90 traffic trend

Traffic on the A90 came to 1.17 billion vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 0.8% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 1.4% on 2015.

Vehicle miles a year

Like for like, traffic is up 16.0% on 2000.

Vehicle miles on the A90 each year, the whole road as it was that year
Year	Vehicle miles
2000	1.1bn
2001	1.1bn
2002	1.2bn
2003	1.2bn
2004	1.2bn
2005	1.2bn
2006	1.2bn
2007	1.2bn
2008	1.2bn
2009	1.2bn
2010	1.2bn
2011	1.2bn
2012	1.2bn
2013	1.3bn
2014	1.3bn
2015	1.3bn
2016	1.3bn
2017	1.4bn
2018	1.2bn
2019	1.2bn
2020	857m
2021	993m
2022	1.1bn
2023	1.1bn
2024	1.2bn
2025	1.2bn

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Average daily flow

Average daily flow along the A90, weighted by link length, by year
Year	Vehicles a day
2000	19,473
2001	19,496
2002	21,145
2003	21,234
2004	21,645
2005	21,471
2006	22,275
2007	21,469
2008	21,413
2009	21,531
2010	21,280
2011	21,610
2012	22,124
2013	22,584
2014	23,233
2015	23,254
2016	24,030
2017	24,671
2018	22,081
2019	20,622
2020	14,928
2021	17,322
2022	19,613
2023	20,194
2024	20,716
2025	20,806

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 29 of the 54 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.

A90 collisions

Police recorded 313 collisions with the A90 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 117 of them fatal or serious. That is 5.6 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.4 a year for each mile of road.

Reported collisions by year

Down 26.0% from 2021 to 2025.

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Sections with the highest collision rates

Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.

Collisions per 100 million vehicle miles by section of the A90, 2021 to 2025
Section	Per 100m vehicle miles
A8 to B900 Craigleith Road City of Edinburgh · 24 collisions	65.7
A902 to B701 Drum Brae North City of Edinburgh · 28 collisions	21.5
William Fitzgerald Way to A928 Dundee City, Angus · 24 collisions	14.6
B960 to A972 Dundee City · 14 collisions	9.0
B966 to B974 Angus, Aberdeenshire · 13 collisions	7.7
A85 to A923 Dundee City · 11 collisions	7.5
B953 to A85 Perth & Kinross · 15 collisions	5.2
B9128 to A935 Angus · 16 collisions	4.7

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A further 37 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A90 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions

Council areas on the A90

In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.

City of Edinburgh
Perth & Kinross
Dundee City
Angus
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen City

Roadworks on the A90 in Scotland

The Scottish Road Works Register lists 134 sets of roadworks on the A90 in Scotland, 15 of them under way. 105 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.

A90t Southbound On/Off Slip At Trinity To B966, Brechin

Slip road closed Under way, until 29 Sept 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company
A90t From Junction With Zu456 At Finavon To Junction With Waterston Road At Nether Careston

Contraflow Under way, until 31 Dec 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company
A90t Southbound On/Off Slip At St Anne's Junction To A935, Brechin

Slip road closed Under way, until 11 Nov 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company
A90t From C12 At Star Inn Farm To Kingsway West, Dundee

Lane closed Under way, until 24 Sept 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company
A90t From The Access Roads To Lonsdale And Craigdallie Cottages To Council Boundary At Invergowrie

Lane closed Under way, until 24 Sept 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company
A90t From Glendoick Interchange Slip Roads To Access Roads Into Inchmartine Lodge And Balgay Farm, Errol

Lane closed Under way, until 26 Sept 2026 Transport Scotland - NE Unit Op Company

Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland

Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated 16 Sept 2026

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures	Source	Period	Records	Updated
Traffic counts and vehicle mix	Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring	2000 to 2025	54 count points in 2025	15 September 2026
Reported collisions	Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring	2021 to 2025	313 reported collisions	15 September 2026
Roadworks	Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner	Extract of 2026-09-16	22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland	16 September 2026

Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.

How we calculate these figures All data sources

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How busy is the A90?

Route

A90 traffic and collisions by section

A90 traffic by vehicle type

A90 traffic trend

A90 collisions

Council areas on the A90

Roads that meet the A90

Roadworks on the A90 in Scotland

Data sources and methodology

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