Surface dressing update

May 27, 2018 at 2:32 pm

Surface dressing of the county’s roads is continuing across the county in the coming week.

Orkney Islands Council expects work will take place, weather permitting, as follows:

Monday May 28 – work will continue on the A967 between Quoyloo Road and the A986 (Twatt junction). There will be a signed diversion via ‘Maggie Garson’s corner’ (ie Vetquoy Rd end) and the Dounby crossroads, or via Loons Road Kirk to the A967 at Brodgar Road. There are no public bus services affected
Tuesday May 29 – A986 from Refuge Corner to Bimbister Road (up to just short of the Stoneyhill Road junction). Diversion is via Stoneyhill Road (or the A966 Evie to Finstown Road for heavy vehicles).
Wednesday May 30 – A965 from Binscarth Farm to Germiston Road. Diversion (from Stromness) is via Brig O Wiathe turnoff and Orphir. From the Kirkwall side of Finstown, diversion would be via A966 (Finstown to Evie road).
Thursday May 31 – work will continue on the A965 from Binscarth Farm to Germiston Road.

Roads will be closed in both directions while work is carried out, with closures in place from as early as 6am and as late as 6pm. Therefore the public – including secondary school pupils currently travelling into schools for exams – are being reminded to check for road closures, diversions and bus service changes that could affect them.

School transport buses will be escorted through the work sites and public buses will be permitted through work sites during peak hours only, before 9.30am and after 4pm. Roads will be closed to all other traffic, with the exception of emergency vehicles.

More updates will be available via the council’s ‘OIC Updates’ Facebook page and ‘OIC Roads’ Twitter feed.

Bus services affected

The works on the A986 (Refuge Corner to Bimbister Road) on Tuesday, May 29 will affect Service 7 (Stromness and Kirkwall to Birsay via Dounby). The 6.34am and 7.34am services (departing Stromness) and 5.35pm service (departing Kirkwall) are unaffected. Outwith these times, the bus will not serve Finstown (Baikies), Harray Road End to Dounby.

The roadworks on A965 from Binscarth Farm to Germiston Road will affect three public bus services:

Service X1 (St Margarets Hope – Kirkwall – Stromness) – Services up to the 8.40am from Stromness and the 8.35am from Kirkwall will be unaffected. Services after the 3.40pm from Stromness (departing Stromness Academy) and the 4.20pm from Kirkwall will be unaffected. Outwith these times, the bus will not serve between Kirkwall and Stenness and will travel via Brig o Waithe and Orphir.
Service 7 (Stromness and Kirkwall to Birsay via Dounby): The 6.34am and 7.34am departing Stromness and the 5:35pm departing Kirkwall will be unaffected. Outwith these times, the bus will not serve Finstown (Baikies) to Harray Road End. There is only one service in each direction affected.
Service 8S (Stromness to Skara Brae) – The 4:45pm from Kirkwall (Monday Thursday and Saturday) will be unaffected. Outwith these times the bus will not serve Finstown (Baikies) to Harray Road End and Brodgar Road.

Full details of how services are affected including route changes are available on the council website.