Temporary traffic restrictions during Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Black Isle Show
The Highland Council is advising all road users that a number of temporary traffic restrictions will be in place from Wednesday 31 July 2019 onwards to reduce the disruption to traffic likely to be caused by the Black Isle Show and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival events.
Details are as follows:
- To temporarily prohibit the use of the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road
- from a point 285 metres, or thereby, east of its junction with the U2650 Tomich Industrial Estate Road to its junction with the U2719 Gilchrist Churchyard Access Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour on:
- A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road from its junction with the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road to its junction with the U2721 The Crossing, Killearnan, between 09:00 hours on Wednesday 31st July and 21:00 hours on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour on:
- B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road from its junction with the A862 (at Windhill) to its junction with the A832 (at Lilyloch), between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st July and 21:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road from its junction with the U2721 The Crossing, Killearnan, to the commencement of the existing 20 miles per hour speed limit at Muir of Ord, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st July and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road commencing at its junction with the A832 (at Broadbrae) and extending in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 320 metres, or thereby, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- A862 Ardullie – Dingwall – Beauly – Inverness Road from the junction with the private access leading to ‘BRC Motorcycles & Clothing’ to the bridge over the Allt Ban, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2rd August 2019.
- A833 Milton – Phoineas Road from its junction with the A862 to a point 250 metres, or thereby, south of its junction with the U1580 Tomnacross Road, Kiltarlity, between 08:00hrs on Thursday 1st August and 15:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour on:
- A862 Ardullie – Dingwall – Beauly – Inverness Road from the end of the permanent 20 miles per hour speed limit, 217 metres, or thereby, south of the centreline of Tarradale Gardens, Muir of Ord to the private access to ‘BRC Motorcycles & Clothing’, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August to 21:00hrs on Friday 2rd August 2019.
- A833 Milton – Phoineas Road from its northernmost junction with the U2108 Belladrum Road, Kiltarlity, to its southernmost junction with the U2108, between 08:00hrs on Thursday 1st August to 15:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- To temporarily prohibit vehicles from making the following turning manoeuvres:
- Turning left from Gilchrist Car Park (Labelled as Car Park 1) into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- Turning right from Forest (West) Car Park into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- Turning right from Car Park (Labelled as Car Park 2) into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- Turning right from the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road into the A862 Ardullie – Dingwall – Beauly – Inverness Road, between 14:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- Turning right from the A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 14:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- Turning left from the A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord –Moy Bridge Road into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 14:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- To temporarily prohibit any vehicle from waiting on:
- A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road from a point 700 metres, or thereby, east of its junction with the B9169 (at Lilyloch) to its junction with the A862 (at Tarradale Hotel), between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road from its junction with the A862 (at Windhill) to its junction with the A832 (at Lilyloch), between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road commencing at its junction with the A832 (at Broadbrae) and extending in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 320 metres, or thereby, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- A862 Ardullie – Dingwall – Beauly – Inverness Road from its junction with Logan Way, Muir Of Ord, to its northernmost junction with the U3155 Windhill Road, between 09:00hrs on Wednesday 31st August and 21:00hrs on Friday 2nd August 2019.
- To temporarily introduce one way restrictions on:
- A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road from its junction with the B9169 (at Broadbrae) to its junction with the A862 (at Tarradale Hotel), between 14:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- B9164 Bogroy – Kirkhill – Dunballoch Road from its junction with the A862 (at Dunballoch) to its junction with the C1116 Cononbank – Kirkhill Smithy Road, between 12:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- U2108 Belladrum Road, Kiltarlity, from its northernmost junction with the A833 (at Gate Lodge) to its southernmost junction with the A833 (at Meg’s Stone), between 08:00hrs on Thursday 1st August and 15:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie Road from its junction with the A832 Cromarty – Fortrose – Tore – Muir Of Ord – Moy Bridge Road to its junction with the U2719 Gilchrist Churchyard Access Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August 2019.
- C1106 Fanellan Road from its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit – Cannich – Beauly Toll Road to its junction with the U1604 Kiltarlity Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August, and between 08:00hrs and 14:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- U1604 Kiltarlity Road from its junction with the C1106 Fanellan Road to its junction with the C1108 Kiltarlity – Eskadale – Kerrow Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August, and between 08:00hrs and 14:00hrs on Sunday 4th August 2019.
- C1108 Kiltarlity – Eskadale – Kerrow Road from its junction with the U1604 Kiltarlity Road to its junction with the A833 Milton – Phoineas (Brochies Corner) Road, between 08:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 1st August, and between 08:00hrs and 14:00hrs on Sunday 4 August 2019.
Emergency Services’ Vehicles, being used in an emergency for Ambulance, Coastguard, Fire Brigade or Police purposes, and Vehicles employed by the ‘Black Isle Show’ and ‘Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival’ events, are exempt from the restrictions detailed in the Order.
Vehicles under the direction of, or with the permission of, a Police Officer in uniform are exempt from the restrictions and prohibitions detailed.
30 Jul 2019