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The Orkney Islands Council (Junction Road, Kirkwall) (Temporary Closure) Order 2026
Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users while R Clouston Ltd carry out building works.
18 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 4) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 8) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 9) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 10) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 11) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Openreach South Ronaldsay Application 2) (Temporary Closure) Order 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 the public and road users while Openreach carry out utility works.
11 December 2025
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Temporary Closure of Roads in Stromness for Yule Log Pull Event 2025
Notice is hereby given that Orkney Islands Council has made an order in terms of section 62 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to ensure the safety of the public and road users during Stromness Community Development Trust’s Yule Log Pull event.
4 December 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (Roads Maintenance Various) (Temporary Closure) Order 2026
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.
27 November 2025
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The Orkney Islands Council (20 mph Speed Limit) (Various Roads in Kirkwall, Orkney) Order 2025
On 17 November 2025, Orkney Islands Council made the above-named order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The effect of the order, which comes into operation on 8 December 2025, will be to create a twenty miles per hour speed limit on various sections of roads in Kirkwall.
27 November 2025