The Highlands will be a hive of activity when it once again plays host to Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and the Black Isle Show.
Highland Council is advising motorists there will be a number of temporary traffic restrictions in place from tomorrow onwards to “reduce the disruption to traffic” likely to be caused by the two events.
Here are the restrictions in full:
1. 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 8am and 8pm on August 1.
2. To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour on:
(a) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
3. To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour on:
(a) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 4.
(b) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(c) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(d) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(e) 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 8am on August 1 and 3pm on August 4.
4. To temporarily prohibit vehicles from travelling at speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour on:
(a) 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 9am tomorrow to 9pm on August 2.
(b) A833 Milton – Phoineas Road from its northernmost junction with the U2108 Belladrum Road, Kiltarlity, to its southernmost junction with the U2108, between 8am on August 1 to 3pm on August 4.
5. To temporarily prohibit vehicles from making the following turning manoeuvres:
(a) Turning left from Gilchrist Car Park (Labelled as Car Park 1) into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 8am and 8pm on August 1.
(b) Turning right from Forest (West) Car Park into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 8am and 8pm on August 1.
(c) Turning right from Car Park (Labelled as Car Park 2) into the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road, between 8am and 8pm on August 1.
(d) Turning right from the B9169 Muir Of Ord – Leanaig – Culbokie – Shoreton Road into the A862 Ardullie – Dingwall – Beauly – Inverness Road, between 2pm and 8pm on August 1.
(e) 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 2pm and 8pm on August 1.
(f) 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 2pm and 8pm on August 1.
6. To temporarily prohibit any vehicle from waiting on:
(a) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(b) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(c) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
(d) 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 9am tomorrow and 9pm on August 2.
7. To temporarily introduce one way restrictions on:
(a) 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 2pm and 8pm on August 1.
(b) B9164 Bogroy – Kirkhill – Dunballoch Road from its junction with the A862 (at Dunballoch) to its junction with the C1116 Cononbank – Kirkhill Smithy Road, between 12pm and 8pm on August 1.
(c) 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 8am on August 1 and 3pm on August 4.
(d) 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 8am and 8pm on August 1.
(e) C1106 Fanellan Road from its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit – Cannich – Beauly Toll Road to its junction with the U1604 Kiltarlity Road, between 8am and 8pm on August 1, and between 8am and 2pm on August 4.
(f) U1604 Kiltarlity Road from its junction with the C1106 Fanellan Road to its junction with the C1108 Kiltarlity – Eskadale – Kerrow Road, between 8am and 8pm on August 1, and between 8am and 2pm on August 4.
(g) 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 8am and 8pm on August 1, and between 8am and 2pm on August 4.
