Roads
Welcome to the Roads homepage of Shetland Islands Council. These pages are still being developed and will be added to over the coming months.
Roads is responsible for the management and maintenance of 1,045 kilometres (650 miles) of public roads in Shetland. That includes the following:-
- Management of all public roads - keep records of all roads, streetlights, traffic signs, etc. maintained by the Council.
- General road maintenance - assessing, prioritising and where possible repairing road defects identified by our own staff or reported to us by road users.
- Winter Service - gritting or clearing of snow from roads and footways.
- Road improvements - both major and minor improvements to roads, as funds permit.
- Streetlights - check streetlights every 2 weeks (4 weeks in summer) and repair any that are faulty.
Contact Details
If you are aware of faulty street lights, flooding, potholes, loose paving, damaged signs or any other road defect you think we should know about, please let us know.
Phone:- 01595 744866 (answering machine outwith office hours)
(for an emergency outwith office hours, phone the police on 01595 692110)
Fax:- 01595 744869
E-mail:- roads@shetland.gov.uk
Postal Address:-
Roads,
Infrastructure Services Department
Shetland Islands Council
Gremista
Lerwick
ZE1 0PX
Should you need to visit someone in person, you are advised to phone for an appointment to ensure that the person you want will be available to meet you. Staff at Gremista include:
Head of Roads; Ian Halcrow
Network and Design Manager; David Macnae
Maintenance Manager; Ron Beardsley