Sutherland - Temp Traffic Prohibitions

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC PROHIBITIONS ON C1136 ARDGAY - CULRAIN ROAD) 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 C1136 Ardgay - Culrain Road.

As detailed below

Lengths of road affected by temporary prohibition of use
C1136 Ardgay - Culrain Road, closed from its junction with C1138 Carron Bridge - Baldownie Bridge Road, to its junction with north Invercarron farm access road.

Temporary prohibition on use of a road
From 08:00 hours on 11 October 2025 to 17:00 hours on 24 October 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 the installation of rock netting & slope stabilisation works on railway embankment.

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
An alternative route will be available via U2126 Strath Oykel Road, A837 Invershin – Lochinver Road, A836 Dornoch Bridge – Tongue Road and a section of C1136 Culrain - Doune Brae Road.

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

29/09/2025