Roads update for week starting Sunday 8 October 2023

A summing up of road delays and closures underway or soon to start in the county due to works, events or cruise, and impacts on public bus services - for week starting Sunday 8 October 2023.

Survey work in central Kirkwall:

Broad Street and Broad Street car park in Kirkwall will be closed this Sunday (8 October) from 8am for routine survey work on the building. This is part of wider survey works over the next few months on the Town Hall, St Magnus Cathedral, Council offices, and Bishops and Earls Palaces on Watergate. All of the surveys being carried out will involve the use of a crane and road and carpark closures as needed while work is underway.

Road works summary:

A965, Finstown

The additional drainage work and streetlighting repair in the vicinity of Creation Cuts are ongoing with the traffic being controlled by three-way temporary traffic signals, with delays for all traffic passing through the area. Residents within the signed traffic management area are advised to present their bins as normal for collection.

A961 Churchill Barriers

Work to replace fence posts on the barriers has been delayed and is now expected to start during week commencing Monday 16 October 2023, with the work expected to take a few weeks to complete. Traffic will be controlled under a convoy system which will unfortunately result in delays to traffic and the X1 (Stromness to St Margaret’s Hope) bus service.

A965 between Sydney Cottage and Marsdene

Drainage works are scheduled to start on 16 October, for around two weeks. Traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic signals.

A966 Evie, near Evie Telephone Exchange

Crews are off-site at the moment, however work will recommence when design work is completed.

A960 Airport Emergency Access to Tankerness Hall Road

Works started on 28 September 2023 and are expected to take around four weeks to complete. Temporary traffic signals are in place, with some delays including for the No 3 (Deerness) and No 4 (Airport) bus services.

A960, St Andrews & Toab

Scottish Water works are still ongoing but will be mainly off A960 and in fields during the next week or so.

Looking Ahead:

• A960 Tankerness Hall Road to Groatsetter Road 18 October 2023 to 25 October 2023. Repair and strengthening works to some edge of carriageway areas.

Looking further ahead:

• A961 Burray Village (carriageway reconstruction) - to be programmed
• A964 bends at Scapa Distillery and Smoogro Road to Orphir Village (carriageway reconstruction) - to be programmed
• A965 B9055 (Brodger Road) to Stenness Village (carriageway reconstruction) - to be programmed
• A966 Gorseness Road (Tingwall end) to Woodwick Road (areas of reconstruction) - to be programmed

Cruise-related road closures:

There are no further planned cruise liner related road closures for 2023.