Orkney Islands Council

03/21/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/21/2024 03:09

The Orkney Islands Council (Road Maintenance) (Temporary Closure) Order 2024

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while carriageway maintenance works are carried out.

The Order shall be in operation from Monday 1 April 2024 to Tuesday 24 December 2024, and its effect will be to close the sections of the roads referred to in the Schedule below, when required. Traffic will be subject to delays and to possible speed restrictions of ten, twenty or thirty miles per hour. Traffic signs will be erected to indicate when a road is closed.

Schedule

Parish.

Road & Description.

Birsay.

A966 from The Palace to the crossroads with the A967 and Northside Road, Hundland Road and Marwick Road.

Burray / Holm.

A961 from B9052 to Honeysgeo Road.

Evie.

A966 between Hillside Road (B9057) and Georth Road.

Evie / Rendall.

A966 between Norseman Village and Woodwick Road and Gorseness Road, between Tingwall Road to Puldrite Road.

Harray.

Netherbrough Road and Stoneyhill Road.

Hoy.

B9047 and B9049.

Kirkwall.

Annfield Crescent, Ayre Road, East Road, King Street, Main Street, Marwick Drive, Mill Street, Mooney Drive, Muir Drive, Otterswick Crescent, Old Scapa Road, Pickaquoy Road and Summerdale Drive.

Kirkwall / St Ola.

Work Road.

Orphir.

A964 between Petertown Road and the westernmost junction of the A964 with Scorradale Road, the A964, Smoogro Road to Orphir 30mph signs on eastern side of the village and Germiston Road.

Sandwick.

A967 between the B9057 and Quoyloo Road, B9055 (Brodgar Road), Bristol Road and Swartland Road.

Shapinsay.

B9059.

South Ronaldsay.

A961 between Sandwick Road and Windwick Road.

St Ola.

A964, B9053 to Chinglebraes and Sunnybank Road.

St Margaret's Hope.

Back Road, Front Road and Link Road

Stenness.

A964, between Ireland Road and A965 and the A965, B9055 (Brodgar Road) to A964.

Stromness.

Garson Road and Outertown Road