Roadworks update for the week beginning 22 July 2024

A summing up of road works underway or soon to start in the county - for the week starting Monday 22 July 2024. 

Surface Dressing 2024 

Preparatory works are ongoing 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 underway, the approximate site locations are as noted below. All works will be carried out under road closure conditions, with diversion routes being in place for affected traffic. 

Holm Road (A961), Kirkwall 

To enable maintenance works to be carried out to the Mash House 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 ferry traffic, commuter traffic and bus services. 

A960, St Andrews & Toab  

Scottish Water works are ongoing with the possibility that there may be the need to use temporary traffic lights on the A960 between the Groatsetter Road and the Stembister Road during the next few weeks as work progresses, which will have an effect on the No3 bus service (Deerness – Tankerness) and general traffic in the area of the works.  

For more information on roadworks in Orkney please visit www.orkney.gov.uk/roadworks 

Cruise-related closures 

There is a planned closure of Bridge Street and Albert Street on Wednesday 24 July, and from 1pm on Thursday 25 July (due to the later arrival of a ship).