Roads update for week starting Monday 6 May 2024

Events:

Stromness RNLI parade - Sunday 5 May

The following roads in Stromness will be closed between the hours of 13.00 to 17:00 on Sunday 5 May, for the Stromness RNLI parade :

• Ferry Road, from the exit from the Ferry Terminal car park to Victoria Street
• John Street, from property No 27 to Victoria Street
• Church Rd
• Alfred Street
• Victoria Street
• Dundas Street
• Graham Place
• Ness Road
• Back Road, Wellpark access to Ness Road

Road works and utilities:

Brodgar Road reopened but with 30mph speed limit

Work to repair the damage to the bridge between the Harray Loch and Stenness Loch have been completed, however there will be an advisory 30mph speed limit in place until 17 May as the mortar used for the repair works fully cures.

A964 between Smoogro Road to Orphir Village

Works started on 12 April 2024 to address defects and on a two mile stretch of the A964 between the 30mph signs on the east (Kirkwall) side of Orphir village and the junction with Smoogro Road. Work is expected to take several weeks to complete and at times will involve full but short duration road closures – however work will mostly be carried out under traffic lights, with some delays to all traffic including the No 2 Houton Ferry bus service. Smoogro Road will remain open for use by vehicles throughout the works.

Holm Road (A961), Kirkwall

To enable maintenance works at the Highland Park Distillery there will be multiple short duration road closures from 15 April 2024 to early November 2024. The current plan is that the closures will be up to a maximum duration of 20 minutes with the closures being carried out at times to try and avoid school transport, ferry traffic, commuter traffic and bus services.

A960, St Andrews and Toab 

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

Whitechapel Lane, Kirkwall

Whitechapel Lane will close from 1 May 2024 to 31 December 2024, between Victoria Street and Junction Road, as needed for property building works. View the traffic order here.

Looking Ahead:

Surface Dressing 2024

Preparatory works have started on our surface dressing sites for this year, with much of the works being carried out on the quieter roads under short duration road closures. Further information will be provided on the proposed traffic management for the busier roads in due course.

The surface dressing works are still planned to commence on Monday 24 June 2024, the approximate site location are as noted below. Further details of traffic management and dates for the various surface dressing sites will be provided in due course.

• A966, Birsay
• Hundland Road, Birsay
• Netherbrough Road, Harray
• Stoneyhill Road, Harray
• East Road, Kirkwall
• Foreland Road, Kirkwall
• Marwick Drive, Kirkwall
• Mooney Drive, Kirkwall
• Germistion Road, Orphir
• A967, Sandwick
• Brodgar Road, Sandwick
• Swartland Road, Sandwick
• A961, South Ronaldsay
• Shore Road, St Andrews
• Garson Road, Stromness

Cruise

No planned road closures in relation to cruise liner visits for the week ahead.