Overnight Manx Mountain Road closure to complete safety work

The landslip led to the road being closed for several days in December

The Isle of Man's A18 Mountain Road will be closed overnight for the completion of works to deal with December's landslide.

Part of the A18 from Ramsey Hairpin was previously closed for several days while a wall was constructed to prevent any similar slip reaching the road.

The Department of Infrastructure said the closure would allow for the safe removal of remaining loose material.

The closure will be in place from 18:30 GMT until 06:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The carriageway will be closed between Barrule Park in Ramsey and the Bungalow.

Contractors had been working to remove soil and loose stone from above the rockface, near Lhergy Frissell, without the need to close the road, which is the main route between the north of the island and Douglas.

However, the recent adverse weather conditions meant that vehicles and pedestrians would be prevented from travelling on the road during the final works for safety reasons.

A spokesman for the department said the work was intended to "reduce the likelihood of a similar fall occurring in the future".

The work would be carried out under floodlights at night to reduce the "overall impact on the public" and the work would be paused to allow emergency service vehicles to pass through if need be, he added.

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