Road works update for week starting 20 March 2023

Work to construct a small section of footway at the junction of Carness Road and Craigiefield Road will start on Monday 20 March and is programmed to take around three weeks to complete. Traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic lights. There will be minor delays for all traffic including public bus No. 9 (Kirkwall Town Service).

A section of verge reconstruction on the Old Finstown Road between the access to Cursiter Quarry and Cruan Road got underway on 13 March and should take around four 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. A signed diversion will be in place via Zions Loan for all traffic. School transport and the public bus service 7 (Birsay) will follow the signed diversion.

Work to clean the road drainage system on the A965 in Finstown, between its junction with the A966 (Evie Road) and Baikies Stores started on 13 March and is expected to take around two weeks to complete. Traffic is being controlled by temporary traffic lights which will result in some delays to all traffic.

Drainage works are ongoing at the junction of the A967 and Kirbister Road, Stromness. Kirbister Road is closed to all traffic including school transport at the junction with A967. Affected properties can be accessed via the Hutter Road. Work has been hampered by recent bad weather but is expected to be completed by the end of March.

Tankerness Hall Road will be closed to vehicles from Monday 13 March, from its junction with Shore Road to the Rerwick Road, for works by Openreach. School transport will be accommodated. Work is expected to be ongoing until 7 April.

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

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.

Work on the retaining wall at the junction of Hammar Road and the A966 is completed. A temporary safety barrier is in place, and workers will be back on site later in March to install permanent safety fencing once those supplies arrive.

Works have started to repair sections of the Westside Road, Eday, with the work expected to continue until the end of March. The work will be carried out under road closure conditions however delays will be kept to a minimum.

Openreach started work on the Yinstay Road, Tankerness, on 22 February  with completion currently planned for 17 May 2023. Access will be maintained for school transport.

The B9069 on Sanday is currently closed between the properties of Little Isgarth and Bridge-End to enable the replacement of a damaged culvert - there is a diversion route in place for all affected traffic.