The Orkney Islands Council (Roads Maintenance Various) (Temporary Closure) Order 2026
Date: 27 November 2025
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while general carriageway repairs and maintenance are carried out.
The Order will be in operation from Thursday, 1 January 2026 to Thursday, 30 April 2026, and its effect will be to close the roads specified in the Schedule below, when required. Vehicles using these lengths of road may be subject to delays and possible speed restrictions of either ten miles, twenty miles or 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
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Parish. |
Roads.. |
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Kirkwall. |
Main St, Wellington St, High St, Garden St, Mill St, Laing St, Bridge St, Albert St, Broad St, Castle St, Victoria St, St Olafs Wynd, Tankerness Lane, Annfield Crescent, The Meadows. |
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St Ola. |
Scotts Road, Mill Park Road. |
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Orphir. |
Houton Road, Tower Road, A964 from Germiston Road Junction to Smoogro Road, Junction, Germiston Road. |
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Stromness. |
Wardhill Road, John St, Victoria St, Graham Place, Dundas St, Alfred St, South End, Ness Road, Ferry Road. |
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Stenness. |
Germiston Road. |
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Evie. |
A966 from Hillside Road Junction and Georth Road Junction. |
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Rendall. |
A966 Hackland Road Junction to Gorsness Road Junction, Skiddy Road from Hackland Road Junction (A966). |
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Finstown. |
A965 from Old Finstown Road Junction to 30mph Limit (East). |
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Firth. |
Zions Loan, A965 from Old Finstown Road Junction to Rennibister Farm Access, Old Finstown Road from A965 Junction to Zion's Loan Junction. |
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Burray / Holm. |
A961 from B9052 (Holm) to Honeysgeo Road (Barriers). |
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Holm. |
B9052 from A961 Junction to Moss Road Junction. |
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Sandwick. |
B9056 from B9057 Junction to Skara Brae exit Road. |
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Deerness. |
Quoys Road. |
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Stronsay. |
Kirbuster Road. |
Oliver Reid.
Chief Executive.
Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY.
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