Roads

Welcome to the Roads homepage of Shetland Islands Council. 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.
Issue road permits to authorised road works, and keep aware of all excavations in the public road.
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.

You can read more about our service & aims in our new Roads Service Plan, availible for download.

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, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
	(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:

Network and Design Manager	David MacNae
	Tel: 01595 744874 Fax: 01595 744869
	Email David MacNae
Executive Manager - Roads Maintenance	Dave Coupe
	Tel: 01595 744104 Fax: 01595 744869
	Email Dave Coupe