Transport
Pre-TT Road Closures
To minimise the impact of these works the department aims to take a slightly different approach this year.
It’s that time of year again when the DoI carries out maintenance to the Mountain Road and islanders take to Facebook to point out roads near them that haven’t been fixed.
The DoI said the works are to ensure that the road ‘remains fit for public use throughout the year and is prepared for the upcoming road race season’.
To minimise the impact of these works and maximise the opportunities to complete works in the planned timeframe, the department aims to take a slightly different approach this year. Rather than a full closure across the whole Mountain, the work will be undertaken in two stages.
STAGE 1
• Ramsey Hairpin to Bungalow – 2 days (6am Monday April 22 until 10pm Tuesday April 23)
STAGE 2• Bungalow to Creg-Ny-Baa -2 days (6am Monday April until 10pm Tuesday April 30)
The DoI said: ‘These half mountain closures will be on a 24 hour basis as this allows extended hours to be worked and allows individual work sites to be left in situ, as to demobilise and make safe between days would tend to extend the overall closure period. It also means that commuters from the North are able to use the Sulby/Tholt-y-Will/ Douglas route during the first of the closure periods.’
if the weather is particularly Manx then contingency days of Wednesday April 24 and Thursday April 25, as well as Wednesday May 1 and Thursday May 2 may be used.
