Barrier webcam goes live

To help plan journeys to and from the linked south isles in bad weather, internet users will now be able to check the state of sea conditions and the status of the road at the second barrier, with a webcam set to go live  this evening.

The webcam, which will go live at 6pm today, can be accessed at www.orkanadventures.com and will initially be available, around the clock, for a period of three months.

Organisers have chosen tonight as an appropriate time for the webcam to start streaming live, as a south-easterly wind is expected to rise overnight.