Temporary road restrictions for Loch Ness Marathon

Motorists are being advised of various temporary road closures and restrictions in place this weekend during the Loch Ness Marathon, River Ness 10K Race and River Ness 5K Fun Run.

The closures will affect vehicular traffic, but pedestrian access and access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Information on the race route is available at http://www.lochnessmarathon.com/

Full details of the temporary road closures schedule with timings are as follows:

8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road closed at its junction with the Viewpoint lay-by (Grid Reference N2450 E8105) to its junction with the A8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores Road from 07.00 hours to 11.00 hours on Sunday.

8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores road closed at its junction with the 8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road to its junction with the C21 lnverfarigaig-Glenlia road from 09.45 hours to 11.30 hours on Sunday.

8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores Road closed at its junction with the C21 lnverfarigaig-Glenlia Road to its junction with the U44 Foyers Road, from 10.15 hours to 11.30 hours on Sunday.

8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores road closed at its junction with the U44 Foyers road to its junction with the C20 lnverfarigaig-Errogie road from 10.15 hours to noon on Sunday.

8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores eoad closed at its junction with the C20 lnverfarigaig-Errogie road to its junction with the 8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road, from 10.30 hours to 13.45 hours on Sunday.

8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness eoad closed to northbound traffic between its junction with the 8852 Dalcrag Bridge-Foyers-lnverfarigaig-Dores road and its junction with the C10 Torbreck Road, from 10.15 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday.

8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road closed to northbound traffic between its junction with the C10 Torbreck Road and its junction with the Holm roundabout, from 10:15am to 10:50am and from 11:45 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday.

8862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road closed at its junction with the C10 Torbreck Road to its junction with the Holm roundabout, from 10.50 hours to 11.45 hours on Sunday.

Culduthel Avenue, Inverness closed at its junction with the entrance to Inverness Royal Academy to its junction with Culduthel Road, from 10.40 hours to 10.50 hours on Sunday.

Culduthel Road, Inverness closed at its junction with Culduthel Avenue to its roundabout junction with the 88082 Inverness Southern Distributor Road, from 10.40 hours to 10.50 hours on Sunday.

B8082 Inverness Southern Distributor Road, closed at its roundabout junction with Culduthel Road to its roundabout junction with the C16 Inverness-Ashie Moor road, from 10.40 hours to 10.55 hours on Sunday.

C16 Inverness-Ashie Moor road closed at its junction with Holm Road, Inverness to its junction with the C10 Torbreck Road, from 10.40 hours to 11.30 hours on Sunday.

C10 Torbreck Road closed at its junction with the C16 Inverness-Ashie Moor road to its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness Road, from 10.40 hours to 11.45 hours on Sunday.

B862 Fort Augustus-Whitebridge-Torness-Dores-Inverness road closed to northbound traffic between its junction with Holm roundabout and its junction with the Ness Bank and Gavell Gardens Road, from 10.00 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday. Vehicular access for southbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Ness Bank and Gavell Gardens Road, Inverness, closed to through traffic between its junction with Castle Road and its junction with Island Bank Road, from 10:00 hours to 16:00 hours on Sunday. Access to local properties will be maintained, from the junction with Castle Road.

Castle Road, Inverness closed to northbound traffic between its junction with Haugh Road and its junction with Bridge Street, from 10:00 hours to 16:00 hours on Sunday. Vehicular access for southbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Bught Road, Inverness, closed at its junction with Bught Avenue to its junction with Ness Walk, from 13.30 hours on Friday to 23.59 hours on Sunday 23 September.

Ness Walk, Inverness closed at its junction with Bught Road to its junction with Ballifeary Lane, from 13.30 hours on Friday to 23.59 hours on Sunday.

Ness Walk, Inverness, closed at its junction with Ballifeary Lane to its junction with Bishop's Road, from 09.30 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday.

Bishop's Road, Inverness closed to westbound traffic between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Ballifeary Road, from 09:50 hours to 10:45 hours on Sunday. Vehicular access for eastbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Ballifeary Road, Inverness closed between its junction with Bishop's Road and its junction with Dunachton Road, from 09:50 hours to 10:45 hours on Sunday.

Bishop's Road, Inverness closed to southbound traffic between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Ardross Terrace, from 10.00 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday. Vehicular access for northbound traffic will be maintained at all times.

Ness Walk, Inverness closed at its junction with Young Street to its conjunction with Ardross Terrace, from 10.00 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday.

Ardross Terrace, Inverness closed at its conjunction with Ness Walk to its junction with Bishop's Road, from 10.00 hours to 16.00 hours on Sunday.

Bught Drive, Inverness single lane closure between its conjunction with Torvean Avenue and its conjunction with Bught Avenue, from 09:45 hours to 10:30 hours on Sunday.

Ballifeary Lane, Inverness closed at its junction with Ness Walk to its junction with Springfield Gardens, from 09:55 hours to 10:10 hours on Sunday.

Springfield Gardens, Inverness closed at its junction with Ballifeary Lane to its junction with Dunachton Road, from 09:55 hours to 10:15 hours on Sunday.

Dunachton Road, Inverness closed at its junction with Springfield Gardens to its junction with Torvean Avenue, from 09:55 hours to 10:15 hours on Sunday.

Torvean Avenue, Inverness closed at its junction with Dunachton Road to its junction with Bught Avenue, from 09:55 hours to 10:15 hours on Sunday.

Ness Bridge, Inverness; single lane closure of westbound carriageway, and footway closure (south side), between its junction with Castle Road and its junction with Ness Walk, from 10:00 hours to 16:00 hours on Sunday.

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