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Loch Arkaig night time road closures in August

This August will see some disruption for walkers planning routes or bothy trips from Loch Arkaig as the road will be closed during the evening and night for the duration of the month.

Sgurr an Fhuarain – accessed from Loch Arkaig

Sgurr Mor – accessed from Loch Arkaig


The 6pm to 6am closure is to allow contractors to carry out essential works relating to connecting the new hydro electric scheme. The closure will commence at the junction of the C1153, the Loch Arkaig road, travelling in a westerly direction for 2km to Achnasaul.

The closure will start from Monday 3rd August 2015 until Friday 28th August 2015. The road will close each night at 6pm and re-open at 6am the next morning. Contractors will allow passage of vehicles between 20.30 and 21.00 each night. Alternative communication arrangements are being made, whilst the work is taking place if emergency access or egress is required. Please be aware this may take 15 minutes to allow the contractors to make the road passable.

There had been some confusion as SSE signs in the glen have indicated that the closure was to be during the daytime. Highland Council have confirmed that the signs are wrong, and that although there were originally plans for a daytime closure, it is now a night time one and the Council intends to ask SSE to change the out of date signs.

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