Roads update for week starting Monday 4 March 2024

A summing up of road closures and delays due to road works or events - for the week starting Monday 4 March 2024.

Queen Street, Kirkwall

Queen Street Kirkwall will be closed from Monday 4 March to Sunday 10 March Queen Street will be closed to enable new water connections to the new properties behind the Old Library building. Residents should present their recycling / waste bins as normal for collection during both these works.

A965, B9055 (Brodgar Road) to Stenness Village & Stenness Village to A964

Work to repair areas of carriageway is planned to start on Monday 4 March 2024. Temporary traffic lights will be in place 24 hours a day, with delays to all traffic including public buses and school transport. Works are expected to last until the end of March. 

Old Finstown Road

Old Finstown Road, St Ola, between its junctions with Bloomfield Road and Wideford Hill Road, will close at times as/when needed during the week (4 March to 10 March) to enable safe removal of a structure.

Stromness Slab Repairs

A programme of slab repair works in Stromness will start from Monday 4 March 2024, for around five weeks. The work will all be carried out under road closure conditions, with roads being opened to traffic overnight and at the weekends. Pedestrian access will be maintained, as will essential access for deliveries where possible - drivers should speak to site staff to arrange this.

• Week 1 – John Street from North End Road to E Flett Butchers.
• Week 2 – From E Flett Butchers, John Street to No 16 Victoria Street.
• Week 3 – From No 16 Victoria Street to Church Road.
• Week 4 – From Church Road to Hellihole.
• Week 5 – from Hellihole to Ness Road.

Residents should present their recycling / waste bins as normal for collection.

A961 Churchill Barriers

Work to replace fence posts on the barriers on all four Churchill Barriers are ongoing, though there may be days where no works are carried out due to weather. Priority signage and speed reductions are 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.

Laing Street, Kirkwall

Laing Street will be closed from 21 February - 20 March 2024 to enable building works and utility service connections to the Old Library. Residents should present their recycling / waste bins as normal for collection.

A960, St Andrews & Toab

Scottish Water works are ongoing - there's temporary traffic signals at the junction of the A960 and B9052 (the road up over the hill past St Andrews School), with the works in this area expected to last for around three weeks.

Looking Ahead:

• Kirkwall Slab Repairs – Works are currently planned to start during week commencing Monday 8 April 2024.

• A964 bends at Scapa Distillery and Smoogro Road to Orphir Village (carriageway repairs) – currently planned to start during April 2024.

• A966 Evie, near Evie Telephone Exchange – Drainage maintenance (date TBC)