Evening closure of Mountain Road for drainage work

The road will be closed from the junction with the Beinn Y Phott at Brandywell on the A18

A section of a major route between the Manx capital and the north of the island will be closed for two and a half hours on Wednesday evening.

The A18 Mountain Road will be closed from the Creg Ny Baa to Brandywell between 18:30 and 21:00 BST.

Scheduled daytime closures of the entire road until 17:00 are already in place every weekday, in order to complete works ahead of the Manx Grand Prix.

The Department of Infrastructure said Wednesday's additional evening closure would limit the stretch of road required to be closed on the following two days.

The evening closure would allow for the completion of works to improve drainage near the 32nd Milestone ahead of racing in August, the department said.

The Beinn Y Phott will remain accessible from the north and west throughout the closure period.

If the works are successfully completed, the subsequent closure of Mountain Road would be reduced from its full length to just the section between Ramsey and the Bungalow for the remainder of the week.

Businesses on the route and the Snaefell Mountain Railway will remain open on both days.

In addition, the department said Friday's road closure would be lifted early if the remaining works on the northern stretch of the road were completed ahead of schedule.