Road closures at Helmsdale to allow for resurfacing works

A number of roads around Helmsdale will be closed overnight from Monday as resurfacing works are carried out.

The temporary closures, which begin on Monday evening, will last from 7pm until 7am and Bear Scotland expects the works to be completed by November 10.

The roads affected are:

• C1148 Link road A9T-A897, Helmsdale, commencing at its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with C1046 Gartymore-West Helmsdale Road.
• U2418 Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, commencing at its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with U2423 Dunrobin Street-East Sutherland Street.
• A897 Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, commencing at its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with U2437 Trentham Street.
• U2447 Sutherland Street, Helmsdale, commencing at its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with U2437 Trentham Street.
• U2452 Sutherland Street, Helmsdale, from its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its termination in a turning head, a distance of 135 metres, or thereby.
• U2442 Strathnaver Street, Helmsdale, from its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with the U2437 Trentham Street.
• C1019 Old Caithness Road, Helmsdale from its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with the U2432 Lilleshall Street.
• U2408 Glebe Terrace, Helmsdale, from its junction with the A9 Inverness-Scrabster Trunk Road to its junction with the U2398 Simpson Crescent.

Pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles employed to carry out the works and associated traffic management are exempt from the closure.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

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