Trunk A-road
A977 traffic and collisions
The A977 is a trunk A-road of 18.0 miles, from Perth & Kinross to Fife. This page covers its traffic at 8 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 44m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 6,710 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 7,075 B9097 to A823
- HGV share 9.0% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −0.3% same count points
How busy is the A977?
On an average day in 2025, 6,710 vehicles passed each point on the A977, counting both directions. The busiest section is B9097 to A823 (Perth & Kinross), with 7,075 a day; the quietest listed is A876(T) to A985(T), with 2,824.
Busiest sections, 2025
B9097 to A823 carries 1.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B9097 to A823 Perth & Kinross · 1.5 mi · HGVs 9.7% | 7,075 |
| A823 to A907 Perth & Kinross, Clackmannanshire · 7.9 mi · HGVs 10.4% | 6,947 |
| M90 to B9097 Perth & Kinross · 5.0 mi · HGVs 7.4% | 6,889 |
| At A977 Perth & Kinross · 0.8 mi · HGVs 11.5% | 6,711 |
| Roundabout to A876/A985 Fife · 1.9 mi · HGVs 7.6% | 4,379 |
| A876(T) to A985(T) Fife · 0.7 mi · HGVs 7.2% | 2,824 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Perth & Kinross to Fife · 18.0 miles
A977 traffic and collisions by section
7 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M90 to B9097Perth & Kinross | 6,889 | – |
| 2 | B9097 to A823Perth & Kinross | 7,075 | – |
| 3 | At A977Perth & Kinross | 6,711 | – |
| 4 | A823 to A907Perth & Kinross, Clackmannanshire | 6,947 | – |
| 5 | A907 to RoundaboutFife | 25,871 | – |
| 6 | Roundabout to A876/A985Fife | 4,379 | – |
| 7 | A876(T) to A985(T)Fife | 2,824 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A977 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.
A977 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 69.3% of the vehicle miles on the A977. HGVs account for 9.0%, rising to 11.5% on At A977.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% |
| 2002 | 12.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% |
| 2004 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% |
| 2010 | 10.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% |
| 2023 | 10.7% |
| 2024 | 10.4% |
| 2025 | 9.0% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A977 traffic trend
Traffic on the A977 came to 44.1 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is about the same as in 2019, before the pandemic, and up 16.5% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 7.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 43m |
| 2001 | 39m |
| 2002 | 42m |
| 2003 | 41m |
| 2004 | 42m |
| 2005 | 38m |
| 2006 | 39m |
| 2007 | 39m |
| 2008 | 40m |
| 2009 | 57m |
| 2010 | 57m |
| 2011 | 60m |
| 2012 | 60m |
| 2013 | 61m |
| 2014 | 55m |
| 2015 | 56m |
| 2016 | 58m |
| 2017 | 36m |
| 2018 | 37m |
| 2019 | 44m |
| 2020 | 34m |
| 2021 | 38m |
| 2022 | 40m |
| 2023 | 41m |
| 2024 | 42m |
| 2025 | 44m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,299 |
| 2001 | 6,623 |
| 2002 | 7,162 |
| 2003 | 6,987 |
| 2004 | 7,087 |
| 2005 | 6,162 |
| 2006 | 6,337 |
| 2007 | 6,364 |
| 2008 | 6,478 |
| 2009 | 7,905 |
| 2010 | 7,823 |
| 2011 | 8,260 |
| 2012 | 8,304 |
| 2013 | 8,331 |
| 2014 | 7,500 |
| 2015 | 7,748 |
| 2016 | 7,951 |
| 2017 | 5,904 |
| 2018 | 5,917 |
| 2019 | 6,731 |
| 2020 | 5,196 |
| 2021 | 5,714 |
| 2022 | 6,147 |
| 2023 | 6,254 |
| 2024 | 6,394 |
| 2025 | 6,710 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
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, 4 of the 8 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A977 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A977 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 16 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
Up 66.7% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2022 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A977
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Perth & Kinross
- Clackmannanshire
- Fife
Roadworks on the A977 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 10 sets of roadworks on the A977 in Scotland, 2 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A977 From The U221 South Of Gelvan Farm To The U231 South Of Bellfield, Fossoway
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A977 From Main Street Crook Of Devon To The U221 South Of Gelvan Farm, Drum
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A977 Main Road, Powmill
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A977 Main Road, Powmill
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A977 From Windy Ridge Blairingone To Main Road Powmill
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A977 From Windy Ridge Blairingone To Main Road Powmill
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
Data sources and methodology
| 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 | 8 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 22 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”.
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