Roads update for week starting 01/06/2026

Roads update for week starting 01/06/2026. A summary of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works and events for the week starting Monday 01/06/2026. An interactive map showing roadworks carried out by the Council is available at www.orkney.gov.uk/roads. Road works and closures by other bodies are published on the Scottish Road Works Commissioner website.

Road, building and utility works

Ongoing works

Brownstown Road, Stromness - Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have reopened Brownstown Road, Stromness, however some works are continuing with basic traffic management in place which may cause delays to traffic in the area.

Germiston Road, Stenness - SSEN will be carrying out works in the vicinity of the Heddle Road junction to facilitate the delivery and installation of new cables. The majority of the work will be carried out outwith the boundary of the public road but may have a limited impact on traffic using the road.

Surface dressing

All surface dressing works will be carried out under road closure conditions, with diversion routes provided where possible. Roads will be reopened to traffic overnight. Access to affected properties will be maintained at the discretion of site staff where possible, however some delays are inevitable. School transport will be accommodated through all sites, however access is likely to be subject to delays.

• Aikers Road (B9044) - 29/05/2026 to 03/06/2026
• Grimness Road (Hottit to Haybrake Road) - 01/06/2026 to 03/06/2026
• A961 (Wilderness Junction to St Mary's Village) - 04/06/2026 to 09/06/2026, including works at the corner at The Inn, St Mary's Village. The X1 will follow a diversion route via the A960 (airport road) and B9052 past St Andrews Primary School.
• A966 (A965 Junction to Norseman Village) - 10/06/2026 to 18/06/2026. The No.6 Tingwall service may experience delays on the inbound journey.
• Hundland Road (A986 Junction to Durkadale Road) - 19/06/2026 to 22/06/2026
• Hillside Road (B9057) (Gueth Road to 700 metres east of Overbist) - 23/06/2026 to 26/06/2026

Looking ahead

Holm Road, Kirkwall (A961) - We currently plan to carry out resurfacing and localised road reconstruction on Holm Road in the vicinity of the Highland Park Distillery during mid to late June 2026. Works will be carried out predominantly under temporary traffic signals, with some short-duration closures of Holm Road. There will also be some longer closures of Rosebank to enable the new road surface to be laid. The work will cause disruption to all traffic using the road, including the X1 Stromness to St Margaret's Hope bus service.

Further information on our planned works including extents of the sites can be found using the link below.

www.orkney.gov.uk/roadworks