Surface dressing update for Friday June 15

Surface dressing on roads in Orkney is continuing today, Friday, after yesterday’s cancellation. Works will be taking place on the A964, Kirkwall – Houton -Stromness road on the stretch from Houton to Clowally.

There will be a diversion via Scorrodale Road. Drivers should allow an extra 20 minutes travel time. Access to the Houton ferry terminal and Flotta terminal will be maintained around ferry departure and arrival times.

These works will affect public bus Service 2: Kirkwall – Houton Ferry. Buses will not serve Scorrodale while the work is underway.

Service 5: Stromness to Houton will operate via the Scorrodale road while the work is underway.

The council has said once this is complete, surface dressing will be carried out on another section of the same road, in the Kirbister/Waulkmill area between the track west of Waterfold and the junction with the Germiston Road at the Kirbister Loch end.

The official signed diversion will be via the A965 (the main Kirkwall-Finstown-Stromness road). The Germiston Road will remain open as much as possible, however, there will be a period of around half an hour to an hour that it will be closed at the Kirbister Loch end while surface dressing operations pass the junction.

These works will affect Service 2 – Kirkwall – Houton Ferry.

The 7.15am and 5.10pm services from Kirkwall are unaffected. Outwith these times, the bus will not serve Scapa, Orphir and Scorradale. Ferry passengers please note: Due to the diversions, bus services are likely to experience delays and may not meet ferry arrivals/departures at Houton.

Full details are on the council website www.orkney.gov.uk