Mountain Road closures for resurfacing works

Sections of the Mountain Road will be closed during December

There will be a number of closures on a section of a major route between the Isle of Man's capital and the north for resurfacing and drainage works.

A 1km (0.6 mile) stretch of the A18 Mountain Road will be resurfaced and reprofiled as part of a road safety improvement programme.

From 2 to 17 December, a number of daytime closures will be implemented between the Brandywell Road and the Creg Ny Baa junction for the road to be surveyed.

Following that, between 31 March to 26 April the road will be closed from the Bungalow to Creg Ny Baa 24 hours a day, as it is excavated for drainage works and resurfaced.

The Department of Infrastructure said the works came following a review of datasets such as road collision data.

It decided to undertake the works to improve the condition and safety of the road.

There is also increased surface water at Kate's Cottage, increasing the risk of ice, as some of the drainage is not working at capacity, the DoI added.

The section of the road will be closed specifically from 09:30 to 16:30 GMT on 2 to 3 December, 9 to 10 December and 16 to 17 December, with additional contingency dates of 11 and 18 December.

As surveying is weather dependent, if the weather is not suitable to complete the work the road will not be closed.

The Bungalow, Victory Cafe, Creg Ny Baa, Snaefell Mountain Railway and Snaefell Summit Cafe can still be accessed throughout the closure periods.

There will be additional road closures from 14 to 17 April and 22 to 25 April from Ramsey to the Bungalow as part of the programme.