Road works update for week starting 13 February

A roundup of works underway or soon to start around Orkney, for the week starting Monday 13 February:

The rescheduled work on Yesnaby Road is planned to take place between 13 and 15 February 2023, with the road being closed for the duration. Delays to affected properties will be minimised when possible.

Scottish Water started work on the A960 at it junction with the B9052 (to St Andrews Primary School) on 6 February 2023, and are progressing along towards Toab. Traffic will be controlled by traffic lights for the duration of the work.

OpenReach have works underway on the main A965 through Finstown. The works take place in stages on the stretch between Old Finstown Road and The Pomona, with traffic lights in place. This will mean slight delays for all traffic including public buses. Works are expected to be underway until the end of February.

In addition to the above Openreach also have works underway at two other locations on the A965 between Biggings Road, Holm, and Oaklea, St Ola,work is also being carried out between the Harry Road (A986) junction and Maeshowe, with the work in both areas being controlled by temporary traffic lights when staff are working on site.

The collapsed culvert on the Harray Road (A986) is currently covered by steel plates while replacement options are being investigated. Further information will be provided in due course once replacement works are programmed.

Streetlighting and footway resurfacing is currently underway on Scapa Crescent and are programmed to continue until 5 April. The work will be carried out using a variety of traffic management which will include road closures at times.

Scottish Water work on Groatsetter Road and Newark Road, Tankerness is ongoing, with road closures in the area - a signed diversion route will be provided via the A960, Churchyard Road and Shore Road for the duration of the work.

Work to replace streetlights at The Inn corner in St Mary’s is complete.

Work on the retaining wall at the junction of Hammar Road and the A966 is completed, four weeks ahead of schedule. Workers will be back on site later in March to install permanent safety fencing once those supplies arrive.

Looking ahead:

The Openreach works on the Yinstay Road, Tankerness, have been rescheduled to commence on 17 February 2023 with completion currently planned for 17 May 2023. Access will be maintained for school transport.

A section of verge reconstruction on the Old Finstown Road between the access to Cursiter Quarry and Cruan Road is planned to start on 6 March and should take around 4 weeks to complete. The work will be carried out under road closure conditions with no access to the area for the duration of the work on site. This will impact on all traffic, including school buses and the public bus service 7 (Birsay). Signed diversion will be in place via Zions Loan.

Work to construct a small section of footway at the junction of Carness Road and Craigiefield Road is planned to commence on 6 March and is programmed to take around 3 weeks to complete. Traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic lights for the duration of the work on site.