Winter service map and plan

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s Winter Service Policy for 2026–2031, setting out how roads, footways, cycleways, car parks and island routes will be treated during severe winter weather. It explains route priorities, salting and snow-clearing standards, emergency cover, salt bins, staffing, safety, equipment, weather forecasting and communication arrangements. The policy uses a risk-based approach, with higher-priority routes serving key facilities treated first, and includes arrangements for annual planning, performance monitoring and review.

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This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s Winter Service Plan for 2026–2027, covering how roads, footways, car parks and salt bins will be treated during frost, snow and ice. It sets treatment priorities, response targets and criteria for providing salt bins. The plan also records changes following consultation, including updated routes near health centres, schools and a new nursery, with detailed maps and location lists in the appendices.

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This document contains a flowchart for treating roads during the daytime winter service period (6am to 6pm) under Orkney Islands Council’s Winter Service Policy 2026–2031. It sets out when to take action based on road surface temperature, forecasts and existing ice or snow, including when to grit priority routes, plough snow, wait until rain stops, or use no de-icer. Salt amounts increase as temperatures fall, from 10g/m² to 56g/m².

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This document contains a flowchart for treating roads overnight, from 6pm to 6am, using a midday forecast. It sets out when to pre-treat priority roads based on forecast road surface temperature, frost, ice, snow or freezing rain. It gives dry salt rates from 10g/m² to 56g/m², depending on temperature and conditions, and explains when to plough, use the ice procedures, or take no action.

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This document contains the carriageway ice procedures in Orkney Islands Council’s Winter Service Policy 2026–2031. It shows how treatment is chosen when ice is present, based on its estimated thickness, air or road surface temperature, and whether traffic is breaking up the ice. Treatments include dry salt, salt and abrasive mix, or abrasive only, with further applications where needed. Forecast ice is managed under the separate day or night procedures.

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This document contains a flowchart for treating footways under Orkney Islands Council’s Winter Service Policy 2026–2031. It sets out when to take no action, treat priority routes, clear ice or snow, and spread dry salt, based on forecast road surface temperature, time of day, current and expected weather, and whether salt remains after overnight treatment.

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This document contains the salt specification for the Winter Service Policy 2026–2031. It sets requirements for salt quality, moisture, chemical content, anti-caking treatment and delivery testing. It also covers storage sites, environmental protection, sheeting, transport and proof of delivery. The document sets out responsibilities for managing stockpiles, arranging deliveries, checking site safety and security, and carrying out regular winter testing and reporting.

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This document contains a map of East Mainland roads dated 13 August 2025. It shows road maintenance priorities, marked by colour as priority one, priority two special, priority two and priority three, covering areas around Kirkwall, Tankerness, St Andrews and nearby islands.

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This document contains a map of the West Mainland, including Finstown, showing roads grouped into four maintenance priorities: Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3. It covers areas around Stromness, Kirkwall, Houton, Tingwall and nearby communities, and is dated 13 August 2025.

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This document contains a map of the linked South Isles, including Burray, South Ronaldsay, Burwick and St Margaret’s Hope. It shows roads and piers covered by four maintenance priorities, with routes marked in red, blue, dotted blue and green. The map is dated 13 August 2025.

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This document contains a map of the South Isles, showing roads on Hoy, Flotta and Graemsay. It identifies roads by maintenance priority: Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3, and includes road names, piers, schools and other landmarks. Dated 13 August 2025.

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This document contains a map of Kirkwall and Hatston dated 13 August 2025. It shows roads grouped by maintenance priority: priority 1, priority 2S, priority 2 and priority 3. The map also identifies cycle tracks, key public services, schools, transport links, healthcare facilities, shopping areas and other landmarks.

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This document contains a map of Stromness showing roads and routes grouped into four maintenance priorities: Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3. It includes named roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, car parks, schools, the marina and other local features. Dated 13 August 2025, it is labelled Appendix 1 Map 6.

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This document contains a map of the Inner North Isles, covering Rousay, Egilsay, Wyre and Shapinsay. Dated 13 August 2025, it shows roads, piers, schools and other named locations, with colour-coded lines identifying Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3 routes.

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This document contains a map of road maintenance priorities across the north-eastern Outer North Isles, dated 13 August 2025. It covers Sanday, North Ronaldsay and Stronsay, showing roads grouped into Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3 categories, along with ferry terminals, piers, schools and airfields.

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This document contains a map of the north-west Outer North Isles, dated 13 August 2025, showing roads on Westray, Papa Westray and Eday. It marks roads by maintenance priority: Priority 1, Priority 2S, Priority 2 and Priority 3, including routes near schools, airfields, piers and the Rapness roll-on roll-off terminal.

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This document contains a map of the Quoybanks area showing proposed 20mph traffic-calming gateways. It identifies the locations marked as priority 1 across roads including Clay Loan, Manse Road, Pipersquoy Road, Warrenfield Drive and Holm Road. The map is dated 13 August 2025.

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This document contains a map of Kirkwall’s footway and footpath routes. It shows routes by priority: Priority 1 in red, Priority 2 in blue and Priority 3 in green. The map also identifies cycle tracks, shared paths, roads and key locations including schools, the hospital, bus station, harbour, library, council offices and university.

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This document contains a map of Stromness footway, footpath and cycle track routes. It shows routes across the town, including links to schools, the swimming pool, marina, ferry and industrial estate, marked by priority levels one, two and three.

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