Roads update for week starting 5 February 2024

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works or events - for the week starting Monday 5 February 2024.

A961 Churchill Barriers

Work to replace fence posts on the barriers on all four Churchill Barriers are ongoing, with priority signage and speed reduction in place to control traffic. Short delays to all motorists including the X1 (Stromness to St Margaret’s Hope) public bus service. Wherever possible the works are taking place outwith school transport times.

Broad Street car park, Kirkwall (for Festival of Light event)

Broad Street car park will be closed from Wednesday 31 January 2024 to Tuesday 6 February inclusive. Full details of the closures in the public notice at https://www.orkney.gov.uk/News?postid=8749

Grainshore Road, Hatston Industrial Estate

Work to replace lit bollards at the junction with A965 (main Stromness to Kirkwall Road) and Grainshore Drive are planned to start from Wednesday 7 February 2024. This will see the slip road from the A965 closed to traffic, and temporary traffic signals at the junction with Grainshore Drive. The X1 public bus service will follow a short diversion as needed. 

Laing Street, Kirkwall

Laing Street will be closed between 07:30 and 17:00 daily until 31 March 2024 to enable building works on the Old Library to be carried out. Residents should present their recycling / waste bins as normal for collection.

Queen Street, Kirkwall

Scottish Water works to enable new water connections to the new properties behind the Old Library are currently on hold.

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.

A965, B9055 (Brodgar Road) to Stenness Village

The work to repair the areas of carriageway is currently on hold with works not expected to commence until later in February 2024.

A966 Gorseness Road (Tingwall end) to Woodwick Road

Works to complete this site are currently on hold due to material supply issues. The temporary traffic signals which are currently on site will remain in place until the work can be completed, with short delays for all traffic including the No 6 (Tingwall / Birsay) bus service.

Looking Ahead:

A964 bends at Scapa Distillery and Smoogro Road to Orphir Village (carriageway repairs) – planned to start later in Feburary 2024.

A966 Evie, near Evie Telephone Exchange – Drainage maintenance. Dates to be confirmed.