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Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Appendix 1 Carriageway Guide to column information The following table provides guidance on the public roads information provided in this document. Name. Name of public Road. Area / Island. Area or Island in Orkney where the public road is located. Classification. • A roads : Major roads intended to provide large scale transport links within or between areas. • B roads : Roads intended to connect different areas, and to feed traffic between A roads and smaller roads on the network. • Classified unnumbered: smaller roads intended to connect together Unclassified. roads with A and B roads, and often linking a housing estate or a village to the rest of the network. Similar to ‘minor roads’ on an Ordnance Survey map and sometimes known unofficially as C roads. • Unclassified: Local roads intended for local traffic. From. Road from which the specified road leads. To. Road to which the specified road leads. • Where the ‘To’ column states ‘Ends’ this indicates that the road ends and does not lead onto any other roads. Length. The length of the specified road in metres. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. A960. Deerness. A960. Melbourne Cottage Driveway. B9050. 2037. A960. Greenfield. A960. Greenfield 40mph. Greenfield 40mph. 1089. A960. St Andrews. A960. Greenfield 40mph. Melbourne Cottage 1945. Driveway. A960. St Andrews. A960. West Waterhall. Greenfield 40mph. 5693. A960. St Ola. A960. Kirkwall. 40mph. West Waterhall. 2926. A961. Burray. A961. Churchill Causeway No. 3. Burray Village 40mph. 2893. A961. Burray. A961. Burray Village 40mph. Churchill Causeway No 4. 305. A961. Burray Village. A961. Burray Village 40mph. Burray Village 40mph. 803. A961. Holm. A961. St Clair Farm. St Mary's 30mph. 4521. A961. Holm. A961. St Mary's 40mph. B9052. 265. A961. South Ronaldsay. A961. Honeysgeo Road. St Margaret's Hope 40mph. 3381. A961. South Ronaldsay. A961. St Margaret's Hope 40mph. Burwick Pier. 9733. A961. St Margaret's Hope. A961. St Margaret's Hope 40mph. St Margaret's Hope 40mph. 441. A961. St Mary's. A961. St Mary's 30mph. St Mary's 40mph. 1245. A961. St Ola. A961. Heathery Loan. St Clair Farm. 3326. A964. Orphir. A964. Orphir Village 30mph. Stenness Boundary. 7439. A964. Orphir. A964. Scapa Brae 40mph. Orphir Village 30mph. 7160. A964. Orphir Village. A964. Orphir Village 30mph. Orphir Village 30mph. 683. A964. Scapa Brae. A964. Scapa Brae 40mph. Scapa Brae 40mph. 1044. A964. St Ola. A964. Kirkwall. 40mph. Scapa Brae 40mph. 2623. A964. Stenness. A964. Orphir Boundary. A965. 4195. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. A965. Finstown. A965. Finstown 30mph. Finstown 30mph. 1648. A965. Firth. A965. Finstown 30mph. A986. 1432. A965. Firth. A965. Wideford Hill. Finstown 30mph. 4492. A965. St Ola. A965. Kirkwall. 40mph. Wideford Hill. 4031. A965. Stenness. A965. Stenness 40mph. Brig o' Waithe. 2224. A965. Stenness. A965. A986. Stenness 40mph. 3665. A965. Stenness Village. A965. Stenness 40mph. Stenness 40mph. 386. A965. Stromness. A965. Brig o' Waithe. Stromness. 40mph. 3267. A966. Birsay. A966. Whitemire Road. The Palace 30mph. 8407. A966. Evie. A966. Evie Village 30mph. Whitemire Road. 5369. A966. Evie. A966. Evie School 40mph. Evie Village 30mph. 986. A966. Evie. A966. Woodwick Road. Evie School 40mph. 824. A966. Evie School. A966. Evie School 40mph. Evie School 40mph. 752. A966. Evie Village. A966. Evie Village 30mph. Evie Village 30mph. 583. A966. Finstown. A966. A965. Finstown 40mph. 826. A966. Firth. A966. Finstown 40mph. Burn of Redland. 2759. A966. Norseman. A966. Norseman 40mph. Norseman 40mph. 356. A966. Rendall. A966. Burn of Redland. Norseman 40mph. 1079. A966. Rendall. A966. Norseman 40mph. Woodwick Road. 5870. A966. The Palace. A966. The Palace 30mph. Linkshouse Road. 387. A967. Birsay. A967. Bryameadow Road. A966. 4566. A967. Sandwick. A967. B9056. Bryameadow Road. 9658. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. A967. Stromness. A967. A965. B9056. 4976. A986. Birsay. A986. Dounby 40mph. A967. 4045. A986. Dounby. A986. Back Road. Dounby 40mph. 228. A986. Dounby. A986. Dounby 40mph. Back Road. 562. A986. Harray. A986. A965. Dounby 40mph. 8405. Acre Lea. Finstown. Unclassified. Old Finstown Road. Road Ends. 296. Aglath Road. Stenness. Unclassified. A964. Road Ends. 292. Aikerness Road. Evie. Unclassified. A966. Road Ends. 918. Aikerness Road. Westray. Unclassified. B9066. Road Ends. 3888. Aikers Road. South Ronaldsay. C20. Haybrake Road. Grimness Road. 4249. Aikerskaill Road. Deerness. Unclassified. B9050. Road Ends. 2102. Airafea Road. Stronsay. Unclassified. B9060. Road Ends. 875. Airfield Road. Sanday. Unclassified. B9068. Otterswick Road. 2642. Airon Road. Sanday. Unclassified. B9068. Road Ends. 2305. Albert Street. Kirkwall. A960. Bridge Street. Broad Street. 198. Alfred Street. Stromness. A965. Dundas Street. South End. 224. Alfred Terrace. Stromness. Unclassified. Whitehouse Lane. Road Ends. 77. Annfield Crescent. Kirkwall. Unclassified. Berstane Road. Work Road. 378. Annfield Park. Kirkwall. Unclassified. Watersfield Road. Road Ends. 109. Annfield Road. Tankerness. Unclassified. A960. Road Ends. 270. Antabreck Road. North Ronaldsay. Unclassified. Main Road. Road Ends. 340. Appietown Road. Harray. Unclassified. A986. Church Road. 320. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. Artillery Road. Hoy. Unclassified. Baldrey's Road. Baldrey's Road. 406. Arwick Road. Evie. Unclassified. A966. Road Ends. 1142. Ashey Lane. Stromness. Unclassified. Franklin Road. Back Road. 63. Autquoy Road. Westray. Unclassified. B9066. Road Ends. 412. Ayre Road. Kirkwall. A965. Grainshore Road. Junction Road. 587. B9042. South Ronaldsay. B9042. A961. Herston Road. 4468. B9043. South Ronaldsay. B9043. St Margaret's Hope 30mph. Uppertown Road. 3055. B9045. Flotta. B9045. Ro-Ro Terminal. Church Road. 3014. B9046. Flotta. B9046. B9045. Pan Pier. 1777. B9047. Hoy. B9047. Bu. Sandsdale Road. 32748. B9049. Hoy. B9049. B9047. B9047. 1308. B9050. Deerness. B9050. A960. Sandside Road. 3499. B9052. Holm. B9052. A961. Ocklester Road. 4363. B9052. St Andrews. B9052. Ocklester Road. A960. 1455. B9055. Sandwick. B9055. A967. B9056. 1842. B9056. Birsay. B9056. Howe Road. A967. 4458. B9056. Sandwick. B9056. A967. Howe Road. 9626. B9057. Sandwick. B9057. B9056. A967. 2270. B9060. Stronsay. B9060. Pier. Airafea Road. 6748. B9061. Stronsay. B9061. B9060. Millgrip. 5622. B9062. Stronsay. B9062. B9060. Huip Road. 2128. B9063. Eday. B0963. Pier. Essonquoy. 10087. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. B9064. Rousay. B9064. Wasdale Road. Westside Road. 14224. B9065. Rousay. B9065. Pier. B9064. 555. B9066. Westray. B9066. Ness Road. Gill Pier. 12740. B9067. Westray. B9067. B9066. Kirbist Road. 5392. B9068. Sanday. B9068. Pier. Scar. 7364. B9069. Sanday. B9069. B9068. Langbigging Road. 12191. B9070. Sanday. B9070. Ro-Ro Terminal. B9068. 10107. B9148. Kirkwall. B9148. New Scapa Road. Kirkwall. Limit. 81. B9148. St Ola. B9148. Kirkwall. Limit. Scapa Pier. 1908. Back Road. Dounby. Unclassified. A986. Vetquoy Road. 223. Back Road. St Margaret's Hope. B9043. Church Road. Cromarty Square. 272. Back Road. Stromness. C43. North End Road. Ness Road. 1818. Backaskaill Road. Papa Westray. Unclassified. Central Road. Road Ends. 366. Backaskaill Road. Sanday. Unclassified. B9070. Road Ends. 574. Balaclava Road. Flotta. Unclassified. B9045. Road Ends. 1122. Balaclava Road. Westray. Unclassified. Pierowall 30mph. Road Ends. 962. Balaclava Road. Westray. Unclassified. B9066. Pierowall 30mph. 257. Baldrey's Road. Hoy. Unclassified. B9047. French Road. 1295. Ballarat Road. Harray. Unclassified. Russland Road. Road Ends. 1260. Bank Lane. Stromness. Unclassified. Franklin Road. Victoria Street. 107. Banks Road. Flotta. Unclassified. B9045. Road Ends. 219. Barrenha Road. North Ronaldsay. Unclassified. Howar Road. Road Ends. 594. Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2018 - 2023 Name. Area / Island. Classification. From. To. Length. Barswick Road. South Ronaldsay. Unclassified. A961. Road Ends. 753. Bay Road. Stronsay. Unclassified. B9061. Road Ends. 188. Beaquoy Road. Birsay. Unclassified. B9057. Cloke Road. 954. Bellevue Park. Kirkwall. Unclassified. Inganess Road. Inganess Road. 218. Benlaw Road. Evie. Unclassified. A966. Road Ends. 201. Benshall Road. Holm. Unclassified. Cornquoy Road. Road Ends. 704. Berryhill Road. Burray. Unclassified. Westshore Road. Road Ends. 322. Berstane Loan. St Ola. Unclassified. Inganess Road. Berstane Road. 795. Berstane Lodge St Ola. Unclassified. Berstane Road. Road Ends. 531. Road. Berstane Road. Kirkwall. Unclassified. East Road. Berstane Loan. 1495. Bigging Road. Harray. Unclassified. Russland Road. Road Ends. 756. Biggings Road. Holm. Unclassified. A961. Graemeshall Road. 807. Biggings Road. St Andrews. Unclassified. Stembister Road. A960. 1129. Bigland Road. Rousay. Unclassified. B9064. Road Ends. 990. Bignold Park Kirkwall. A960. Dundas Crescent. Deerness Road. 649. Road. Bigswell Road. Stenness. Unclassified. A965. Road Ends. 3027. Bimbister Road. Harray. Unclassified. A986. Gerion Road. 969. Blackhill Road. St Ola. Unclassified. Sunnybank Road. Road Ends. 744. Bloomfield Road. Burray. Unclassified. A961. Westshore Road. 1312. Bloomfield Road. St Ola. Unclassified. A964. Old
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