The Ramsey coast road is scheduled to be closed to all traffic this weekend to enable new railway lines to be installed at Ballure crossing.
 
Isle of Man Transport apologises to motorists and bus passengers for any inconvenience.
 
Subject to weather conditions the road will be closed from 8am on Saturday 31 January 2015 until 6pm on Sunday 1 February 2015. In the event of bad weather the works will be carried out the following weekend.
 
The ?1.2 million project to carry out significant repairs and refurbishment on the 52 metre long bridge at Ballure commenced in November. Around 75% of steelwork repairs have been completed while the whole structure has been cleaned by grit blasting and painted with primer. Painting of the top coat has commenced to the upper deck area of the bridge.  New foundations have been laid for the tracks that will cross the main road at Ballure and the road closure this weekend is needed to ensure these essential works can progress.
 
Details of bus service changes can be found below and in a special timetable for 3 and 3A services available on our website. Please also be aware of additional bus diversions and cancellations on Saturday (31 January 2015) while the Chris Kelly Memorial Rally is staged in the north of the Island.
 
Services 3 and 3A

Bus services 3 and 3A between Douglas and Ramsey will divert from Onchan via Hilberry Road and the Mountain Road. Additional services will operate between Douglas and Glen Mona on a special timetable available on our website. Customers are advised that some evening journeys will operate at different times to normal and the late evening service will operate Douglas-Laxey only. The Sunday service to Douglas and Glen Mona will be every 2 hours.
 
Rally diversions – services 17, 18 and 19C

The Chris Kelly Memorial Rally will be held in the north of the Island on Saturday (31 January 2015) affecting services 17, 18 and 19C.
 
The Cronk will be closed from 9am to 1.30pm and Jurby Road will be closed at St Judes 12.15pm to 4.45pm resulting in the following changes to services.
 
Route 19C: 11.40am and 1.40pm services cancelled.
 
Route 18: 12.40pm and 3.40pm services divert from Andreas via Regaby to Ramsey.
 
Route 17: 2.40pm service diverts Regaby to Andreas.