Roads update for week starting 30 June 2025
Date: 27 June 2025
Time: 01:00
A summing up of road delays and closures due to road and building/utility works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 30 June 2025.
You can zoom in for a detailed view of roadworks carried out by the Council at www.orkney.gov.uk/roads
Road works and closures by other bodies are published on the Scottish Road Works Commissioner website https://roadworks.scot/
Anticipated closures related to cruise line visits for the 2025 season can be viewed here – please note these closures may be cancelled or amended at short notice due to changes in confirmed passengers numbers or bad weather cancellations by liners. The Orkney Islands Council (Cruise Liners) (Temporary Closure) Order 2025
Cruise related road closures
There are no anticipated cruise related closures for the period 30 June – 6 July 2025 inclusive.
Community events related road closures
Saturday 5 July - Roads in central Kirkwall will close for a Kirkwall City Pipe Band parade affecting Albert Street, between its junctions with Laing Street and Broad Street; (2) Broad Street, between its junction with Albert Street and Palace Road; and (3) Castle Street, from Broad Street to car park exit on Castle Street.
Orkney 2025 International Island Games
There will be road closures between 12 and 18 July (inclusive) in association with Island Games events - please check the Island Games website.
Starting this coming week:
No significant road works starting this week (week starting 30 June 2025). However, crews are out and about sweeping and line marking in various locations sweeping and line marking following the recent surface dressing works – please watch out for them.
Coming up soon:
B9042, South Ronaldsay (Herston area)
From Monday 7 July, OIC are planning of to carrying out haunch reconstruction works on the B9042 in South Ronaldsay at the junction near to Quoybanks farm and Hools Road. Works are expected to take around one week to complete and will be done under road closure conditions. There will be minor delays for all traffic including those travelling to and from Herston.
A961, Burray
From around 14 July, OIC will be carrying out carriageway surfacing and reconstruction works in Burray on the main A961, from Echna Loch to Northfield Road junction. Works will take place in sections and are expected to take around 12 weeks to complete with temporary traffic lights and speed restrictions in place. All traffic including the X1 bus service will be subject to minor delays - please allow extra time for journeys.
Ongoing closures and delays:
Surface Dressing
The annual surface dressing road works started on 14 May 2025. While the main surface dressing works are now completed, crews will be returning to all locations in coming weeks for sweeping and line marking, during which roads will remain open though lane closures, traffic lights or stop/go signs may be in place. We'd ask motorists to be mindful of that and to heed any speed limits which are there for everyone’s safety and to help the newly laid chips bed in nicely. Further detail of the roads affected are available here https://www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/drive-with-care-as-2025-road-works-season-ramps-up/
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Category:
- Roads, Lighting and Parking
- Service Disruptions
- Transport
