Road closures and travel disruption across Island

Amber weather warning in place due to snow and ice

UPDATE: Richmond Hill has now reopened. Police say the road is passable with care. 

Meanwhile, Summerhill Road has now CLOSED.

Police are urging motorists to think about their journeys as snow and ice affect the Island's roads this morning.

An amber weather warning remains in place until midnight tomorrow.

A number of roads are closed, including the Old Castletown Road, the Mountain Road, Tholt-y-Will and Creg-ny-Baa Back Road.

Police have also shut the Ballagawne Road, Begoade Road as well as Douglas Road Corner to Ballig Bridge, and Braddan Road to Ballafletcher Road Roundabout.

UPDATE: 

- Kewaigue Road blocked
- Poortown Road blocked just before Switchback
- Sulby Glen blocked
- Ballafletcher Road near meat plant
- Derby Road, Douglas blocked pic.twitter.com/kRACnTIEKs

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Chief Constable Gary Roberts says officers are taking many calls for assistance from drivers and assures there is no safe route into Douglas from the South.

He says he speaks from experience having spent half an hour in a ditch on the Orrisdale Road after a 'slow motion slide'.

Please follow our advice to stay at home unless your journey is unavoidable. Officers across the island are responding to very many calls for assistance from drivers. https://t.co/wiowJdiWL5

— CC Gary Roberts (@CCGaryRoberts) January 17, 2023

Isle of Man Transport says the conditions are impacting its services, with Bus Vannin describing the roads from Ballasalla to Douglas as impassable, as well as a number of areas in and around Douglas.

Avondale rd, ballachrink, royal avenue, birch hill, richmond hill, braid, anagh coar, pulrose are all impassable at present for buses,

— IOM Transport (@iombusandrail) January 17, 2023