Roadworks round-up – from Monday 1 May

Here’s the latest round-up of roadworks underway or soon to start around Orkney, from Monday 1 May 2023.

Scottish Water are currently working on the A960 in Toab, vehicles will be controlled by traffic lights until the works are complete. 

The collapsed culvert on the Harray Road (A986) remains 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 on Scapa Crescent is expected to continue into early July. Access to properties is being maintained. The work will be carried out using a variety of traffic management measures which will include road closures at times.

Slab repairs are underway in various locations in central Stromness as noted below. All work is being carried out under road closure conditions.

Works are complete in a number of areas – remaining is:

• Victoria Street from Church Road to Helliehole Road which includes Graham Place and Dundas Street. On programme.
• Next up - Melvin Place, Alfred Street, South End and Ness Road.

Work to replace manhole covers on the A965 in Finstown between the Old Finstown Road and 30mph signs at the eastern (Kirkwall) side of Finstown is underway. It is hoped the work can be carried out under temporary traffic signals, but this will be confirmed. Work is expected to take around a week to complete. Currently on programme.

Resurfacing work is planned on the A965 in Finstown between the junction with Heddle Road and Baikie’s Stores, from 2 May. The work will be split into three separate areas with the first taking involving the junction with the A966 (Evie road), which will be controlled by temporary traffic lights.

Looking Ahead:

• Openreach are currently planning to close Heathery Loan from Monday 8 May to install new fibre optic cables and ducts, with works expected to take approximately four weeks to complete.
• Pickaquoy Road resurfacing, to be programmed.
• Palace Road, carriageway patching, to be programmed.
• A960 between Quoydandy Branch Road and Groatsetter Road, areas of reconstruction, to be programmed.
• A961 Burray Village, carriageway patching, to be programmed.
• A964 bends at Scapa Distillery and Smoogro Road to Orphir Village, carriageway patching, to be programmed.
• A965 B9055 (Brodger Road) to Stenness Village, carriageway patching, to be programmed.
• A966 Gorseness Road (Tingwall end) to Woodwick Road, areas of reconstruction, to be programmed.