The Orkney Islands Council (Islands Games) (Temporary Closure) Order 2025
Date: 12 June 2025
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during the Island Games.
The Order will be in operation from Thursday, 10 July 2025 to Sunday, 20 July 2025, and its effect will be to close the roads specified in the Schedule hereto, when required. Parking of vehicles will be prohibited. Vehicles using these lengths of road may be subject to delays and possible speed restrictions of thirty miles per hour. Vehicular traffic may also be restricted to using one lane of the carriageway. Traffic signs will be erected to indicate when a road is closed.
Schedule
|
Town / Parish. |
Roads. |
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Birsay. |
A986, A967, A966, B9056, Howe Road, Hundland Road, Loons Road, Marwick Road, Greeny Road. |
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Dounby. |
A986, B9057, Back Road, Swartland Road. |
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Evie. |
A966, B9057, Arwick Road, Benlaw Road, Broch of Gurness Road, Georth Road, Jubidee Road, Whitemyre Road. |
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Evie Village. |
A966, B9057, Aikerness Road. |
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Harray. |
A986, Howaback Road, Appietown Road, Church Road, Corston Road, Lyde Road, Netherbrough Road, North Bigging Road, Russland Road. |
|
Holm. |
A961 (from St Mary’s eastern 30 mph limit to B9052), B9052. |
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Firth. |
A965, A966, Burness Road, Grandon Road, Holland Road, North Horraldsay Road, Redland Road. |
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Finstown. |
A965, Acre Lea, Grandon Road, Grimmond Road, Heddle Road, Jewadale Drive, Jib Park, Parkside, Old Finstown Road. |
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Kirkwall. |
A965 (Hatston Brae), Albert Street, Bignold Park Road, Bridge Street, Broad Street, Burgh Road, Burnmouth Road, Buttquoy Place, Buttquoy Crescent, Castle Street, Clay Loan, Crowness Crescent, Dundas Crescent, East Road, Glaitness Park, Glaitness Road, Grainbank, Grainpark, Great Western Road, Holm Road (A961), Junction Road, Laverock Road, Liberator Drive, Manse Lane, Muddisdale Road, Palace Road, Peerie Sea Laon, Pickaquoy Loan, Pickaquoy Road, Tankerness Lane, The Meadows, School Place, Thoms Street, Union Street, Victoria Street, Victoria Road, Watergate, West Castle Street, West Tankerness Lane. |
|
Rendall. |
A966, Lyde Road, Lyron, Gorseness Road, Hackland Road, Hammar Road, Skiddy Road, Woodwick Road. |
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Sandwick. |
A986, A967, B9057, B9056, Bristol Road, Quoyloo Road, Pow Road, Swartland Road. |
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Stromness. |
A965 (North End Road), Alfred Street, Back Road, Cairston Road, Cairston Drive, Cairston Industrial Estate Access Road, Christies Brae, Church Road, Dundas Street, Downies Lane, Franklin Road, Ferry Road, Graham Place, Garson Drive, Garson Road, Grieveship Road, Grieveship West, Hellihole Road, Hillside Road, John Street, North End Road, Springfield Crescent, St Peters Park, Victoria Street, Whitehouse Lane, Yorston Drive. |
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Stromness Parish. |
A965, A967, Bu Road, Howe Road, Deepdale Branch Road. |
|
St Ola. |
A965, Old Finstown Road, Sunnybank Road. |
|
St Mary’s. |
A961 (between the 30mph signs). |
Oliver Reid.
Chief Executive.
Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY.
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