Highland Council releases details of road closures for Etape Loch Ness
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ROAD closure details have been released ahead of next month's Etape Loch Ness cycle race.
The annual event, which circles Loch Ness, results in the temporary rolling closure of numerous roads in Inverness and the Great Glen.
And Highland Council has now revealed the times and closure locations for the 2023 race. These will apply from April 22 to 23.
The measures will temporarily prohibit any motor vehicle, trailer or cycle from:
- Travelling in any direction on the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with Bught Drive, Inverness, and its junction with the C1118 General Booth Road, from 5.45am to 7.15am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the C1118 General Booth Road, Inverness, and its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit – Cannich – Beauly Toll Road, from 5.20am to 8.05am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit – Cannich – Beauly Toll Road and its junction with the private road leading to Urquhart Castle, from 6.15am to 8.15am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the private road leading to Urquhart Castle and its junction with the U1766 Dalcataig Road, Invermoriston, from 6.05am to 9.05am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the U1766 Dalcataig Road, Invermoriston, and its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road, from 6.40am to 9.35am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores Inverness Road between its junction with the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road and its junction with the B852 Dalcrag Bridge – Foyers – Inverfarigaig – Dores Road, from 6.50am to 10.55am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the B852 Dalcrag Bridge – Foyers – Inverfarigaig – Dores Road between its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road and its junction with the C1080 Inverfarigaig – Errogie Road, from 7.25am to 11.20am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the B852 Dalcrag Bridge – Foyers – Inverfarigaig – Dores Road between its junction with the C1080 Inverfarigaig – Errogie Road and its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road, from 7.25am to 12.20pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road between its junction with the B852 Dalcrag Bridge – Foyers – Inverfarigaig – Dores Road and Holm Roundabout, from 7.55am to 12.45pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in a northbound direction on the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road between Holm Roundabout and its junction with the B861 Inverness – Leys – Inverarnie Road (Ness Bridge Junction), from 8.15am to 1pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Ness Walk, Inverness, between its junction with Young Street and its junction with Ardross Terrace, from 7.55am to 1pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Ardross Terrace, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Bishops Road, from 7.55am to 1pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Bishops Road, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk Upper and its junction with Ardross Terrace, from 6pm on Saturday, April 22 to 3.30pm on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Ness Walk Upper, Inverness, between its junction with Bishops Road and its junction with Ballifeary Lane, from 5am to 8am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Ness Walk Upper, Inverness, between its junction with Ballifeary Lane and its junction with Bught Road, from 6pm on Saturday, April 22 to 8am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Bught Road, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk Upper and its junction with Bught Avenue, from 6pm on Saturday, April 22 to 8am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Bught Road, Inverness, between its junction with Bught Avenue and its junction with Whin Park, from 9pm on Saturday, April 22 to 8am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Bught Avenue, Inverness, between its junction with Bught Road and its junction with Bught Lane, from 6pm on Saturday, April 22 to 7.30am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in any direction on Bught Drive, Inverness, between its junction with Bught Avenue and its junction with the A82 Dalnottar – Inverness Trunk Road, from 5am to 7.10am on Sunday, April 23.
- Travelling in a southbound direction on the A8082 Inverness Southern Distributor Road between Ness Side Roundabout and Holm Roundabout, from 8.15am to 1pm on Sunday, April 23.
Motor vehicles, trailers or cycles are also temporarily prohibited from waiting on any of the roads listed above.
The measures will also temporarily restrict any motor vehicle, trailer or cycle from exceeding a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness road between Holm roundabout and its junction with the B861 Inverness – Leys – Inverarnie road (Ness Bridge junction), from 8.15am to 1pm on Sunday, April 23.
Emergency services’ vehicles, being used in an emergency for ambulance, coastguard, fire brigade or police purposes, and vehicles employed to ensure the safety of the event participants are exempt from the restriction and prohibitions detailed in the road closure order.
Vehicles driven under escort are exempt from the restriction and prohibitions detailed. Cyclists who are registered to participate in the ‘Etape Loch Ness 2023’ cycling event are also exempt from the restriction and prohibitions detailed.
