Road closures planned for Inverness ‘Race for Life’ in May

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Inverness roads will close on May 14 during the Race for Life 5k and 10k events.

The temporary road closure order will remain in place from 8 am until 1.30 pm, restricting traffic movements on various roads.

Highland Council said the closure was necessary in the interests of public safety and to ensure safe passage of participants attending the event.

Exemptions are permitted for emergency services and vehicles associated with safety of the event.

The Infirmary Bridge will also be closed throughout the event for safety reasons at the request of Highland Council.

Further Inverness 'Race for Life' details can be found on the charity’s website here.

The schedule of road closures is as follows:

Bught Road, between junction with Bught Avenue and junction with Ness Walk Upper;

Ness Walk Upper, between its junction with Bught Road and junction with Ballifeary Lane;

Ness Walk Upper, between junction with Ballifeary Lane and Bishop's Road;

Ardross Terrace, between junction with ness Walk and junction with Ardross Street;

Ness Walk, closed between junction with Young Street (forming part of the B861 Inverness-Leys-Inverarnie road) and junction with Ardross Terrace;

Castle Road (forming part of the B862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road) between its junction with Haugh Road (B862) and junction with Bridge Street (B861);

Ness Bank and Cavell Gardens, closed to through traffic between junction with Castle Road 9B862) and junction with Island Bank Road (B862).

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