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Highland Council details the Inverness Half Marathon and 5K race roads to close at various times on Sunday March 13


By Alasdair Fraser

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Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020..The start of the 5k run..Picture: James MacKenzie..
Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020..The start of the 5k run..Picture: James MacKenzie..

Roads in and around Inverness will be closed at certain times this Sunday to ensure safety for Inverness Half Marathon and 5K competitors.

Highland Council has issued a full list of times when various stretches of road will be affected by closure or part-closure.

No vehicular traffic will be permitted on the lengths of road or parts of the following roads:

The B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road will be closed to northbound traffic, between its junction with Holm roundabout and its junction with the Ness Bank and Cavell Gardens Road, from 11.30am to 3pm on Sunday March 13.

Vehicular access for southbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

The B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness road will be closed to southbound traffic between its junction with Holm Roundabout and its junction with the C10 Torbreck Road, from 12.40pm to 1.30pm.

Vehicular access for northbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020..Hannah Sutherland running for vegan runners..Picture: James MacKenzie..
Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020..Hannah Sutherland running for vegan runners..Picture: James MacKenzie..

The C10 Torbreck Road will be closed between its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores -Inverness Road and its junction with the C19 Inverness - Ashie Moor Road, from 12.45pm to 1.45pm.

The A8082 Inverness Southern Distributor Road will be closed between Ness Side Roundabout and Holm Roundabout, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

Infirmary Bridge will be closed from 9.30am to 4.30pm on race day.

Bught Avenue will be closed between its conjunction with Bught Drive and its junction with Bught Road, from 12noon to 3.30pm.

Bught Road will be closed between its junction with Bught Avenue and its conjunction with Ness Walk Upper, from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

Ness Walk Upper will be closed between its conjunction with Bught Road and its junction with Ballifeary Lane, from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

Ness Walk Upper will be closed between its junction with Ballifeary Lane and its junction with Bishops Road, from 12.15pm to 3.30pm.

Bishop's Road will be closed between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Ardross Terrace, from 12.15pm to 1pm.

Bishop's Road will be closed to southbound traffic between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Ardross Terrace, from 1pm to 3pm

Vehicular access for northbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020...Picture: James MacKenzie..
Inverness Half Marathon and 5km run March 2020...Picture: James MacKenzie..

Ardross Terrace will be closed between its junction with Bishop's Road and its conjunction with Ness Walk, from 12.15pm to 3pm.

Ness Walk will be closed between its junction with Young Street and its conjunction with Ardross Terrace, from 12.15pm to 3pm.

The B861 Inverness - Leys - Inverarnie Road; single lane closure (south side) of westbound carriageway and footway closure (south side), between its junction with Castle Road and its junction with Ness Walk, from 12.15pm to 3pm.

Castle Road will be closed to northbound traffic, between its junction with Haugh Road and its junction with Bridge Street, from 12.15pm to 3pm.

Vehicular access for southbound vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Ness Bank and Cavell Gardens Road will be closed to through traffic between its junction with Castle Road and its junction with Island Bank Road, from 12.15pm to 3pm.

Access to local properties will be maintained from the junction with Castle Road.


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