Shetland Islands Council will be carrying out essential maintenance on the linkspan at Symbister ferry terminal in Whalsay early next month.
The maintenance involves major structural work and the linkspan will be taken out of use. Vehicles will be unable to use the ferries which will operate as a foot passenger only service during this time, running to the Winter Timetable.
The planned dates for these works are from 1930 hours on Friday 1st April to 0600 hours on Monday 4th April 2022, weather permitting.
- The last service to take vehicles to Symbister will be the 1830 from Laxo
- The last service to take vehicles to Laxo will be the 1900 from Symbister
Access for foot passengers will be via a gangway from the vessel to quayside in Symbister, and via the ramp at Laxo. Any passengers who may require assistance are asked to make themselves known to the crew.
Online bookings for this period will be suspended, although foot passengers are encouraged to book through the Booking Office.
This work forms part of the Council’s ongoing linkspan replacement programme, that has also seen similar work on ferry terminals at Skerries and Vidlin.
Shetland Islands Council would like to apologise for any inconvenience that these essential works may cause.