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A WESTSIDE councillor says some roads in the area have been left in a âterrible stateâ after the prolonged cold spell earlier this year.
Catherine Hughson likened some of the roads to a âpatchwork quiltâ.
At a meeting of Shetland Islands Councilâs environment and transport committee on Tuesday members were told that the lengthy period of cold weather caused damage to the road network.
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Patching repairs are underway in preparation for the surface dressing due to take place this summer.
âThe roads on the west side are really in a terrible state after the prolonged winter,â Hughson said.
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WORK is progressing on a potential upgrade to the A970 above Levenwick – a piece of road which has previously been described as a âdeath trapâ.
Members of Shetland Islands Councilâs environment and transport committee heard on Tuesday that a strategic outline case for improvements to the road has now been developed.
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The councilâs asset investment group will assess this information to decide whether it has enough information for elected members to approve the development of an outline business case.
Shetland South councillor George Smith pressed officials on whether there are any timescales in place for the process.
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SHETLAND Islands Council is reminding folk to take extra care on the roads as wintry conditions and sub-zero temperatures over night are set to continue.
Executive manager for roads Dave Coupe said: âIn the next few days, freezing conditions are expected to continue across Shetland. Road surface temperatures are forecast to drop overnight to as low as minus eight degrees Celsius in some places.
âAt these low temperatures and with the current reduced traffic volume on the roads, road salt cannot be guaranteed to keep the carriageways clear of ice.
âDuring this particularly cold spell, weâd ask anyone travelling on the roads to take extra care.â
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A GRITTER came off the road near the north exit of Gulberwick in icy conditions this morning (Monday) – with drivers warned that further cold weather is expected this week.
Shetland Islands Council roads manager Dave Coupe said the gritter came off the road at around 7am before being recovered within half an hour.
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The driver was then able to continue gritting.
“Last night was one of the coldest nights of the winter so far and council gritters encountered a widespread frost across Shetland this morning,” Coupe said.
“There are reports of some patches of black ice this morning, particularly around Lerwick.
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