Caithness - Temp Traffic Restrictions

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC PROHIBITIONS ON VARIOUS STREETS IN WICK) ORDER 2025

NOTICE is hereby given that The Highland Council, by virtue of the powers conferred under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended has made the above Order temporarily restricting all vehicular traffic from using various streets in Wick.

As detailed below:

Lengths of road affected by temporary prohibition of use
B9159 High Street, closed from its junction with A99 Bridge Street to its junction with U3651 Shore Lane.
A99 High Street, closed from its junction with A99 Bridge Street to its junction with U3664 Whitechapel Road.
A99 Bridge Street, closed from its junction with A99 High Street to its junction with A99 Cliff Road.
A99 Cliff Road, closed from its junction with A99 Bridge Street to its junction with U3508 Dempster Street.
U3508 Dempster Street, closed from its junction with U3508 Dempster Street to its junction with U3455 Argyle Square.
U3600 Market Square & U3455 Argyle Square, for their entire length

Temporary prohibition on use of a road
From 10:30 hours on 09 November 2025 to 13:00 hours on 09 November 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.
This restriction is necessary to allow the safe passage of the march and to allow the Service of Remembrance to take place at the War Memorial.

Exemptions
No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to:
(a) Emergency vehicles.
(b) Pedestrians.

Alternative Routes
To avoid the road closure an alternative route will be available via the A99 George Street, U3547 Henrietta Street, C1041 Girnigoe Street, Willowbank & Scalesburn, B9159 Martha Terrace, Harbour quay & Harbour Hill, U3529 Grant Street, C1073 Macrae Street & Northcote Street and the A99T Francis Street.

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

23/10/24