Roads and Promenades to shut tonight

Saturday, 8 February 2020 08:08

By Leanne Cooke @leannelily18

A number of roads across the Island will shut today as winds of up to 70mph are expected.

Castletown Promenade, Laxey Promenade, Port Jack and Shore Road will all shut from tonight.

The closures will be in place from 9pm until 1.30pm tomorrow afternoon.

The Department of Infrastructure has confirmed it has additional volunteer staff ready to respond to to any storm related calls over the weekend.

Meanwhile, between 12pm today and tomorrow all high sided vehicles are prohibited from travelling on the Mountain Road.

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