It's 'business as usual' as Infrastructure readies the TT course for take-off:
That's the clerk of the course who's confident preparation works for racing are on schedule for practice week - which is expected to begin on May 28th.
The Mountain Road is closing from April 11th to April 23rd for essential maintenance and to ensure the roads are geared up for the challenge.
Gary Thompson says TT 2016 is coming together nicely:
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