Caithness - Temp Traffic Restrictions

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC PROHIBITIONS ON C1077 SWANSON STREET, THURSO) ORDER 2025

NOTICE is hereby given that The Highland Council, by virtue of the powers conferred under Section 14 (1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended has made the above Order temporarily restricting all vehicular traffic from C1077 Swanson Street, Thurso.

As detailed below

Lengths of road affected by temporary prohibition of use
C1077 Swanson Street, Thurso, closed from its junction with B877 High Street to its junction with the U4082 Market Street.

Temporary prohibition on use of a road
From 09:30 hours on 10 February 2025 to 15:30 hours on 12 February 2025 no person shall drive, or cause or permit any vehicle to be driven on the lengths of road, or a part or parts of the lengths of road, specified above when a prohibition is identified as applying by means of one or more of the traffic signs of a type generally provided for under Section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

The road closure is necessary to allow for access to the underground network.

Exemptions
No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to:
(a) Vehicles employed to carry out the works in respect of which this Order is made, including those vehicles employed to carry out associated traffic management.
(b) Emergency vehicles.

Local access will be preserved on an ad hoc basis.

Alternative Routes
To avoid the road closure an alternative route will be available via U4011 Couper Street, U4013 Couper Terrace, U4139 Robert Dick Place, U4133 Riverside Place, U 4080 Mansons Lane, A9(T) Trail Street, A9(T) Olrig Street, C1077 Beach Road, U4082 Market Street, U4287 Sutherland Cottages and B877 High Street.

Joanne Sutherland
Roads Operation Manager (Caithness & Sutherland)
Infrastructure & Environment
The Highland Council
Drummuie
Golspie
KW10 6TA

04/02/2025