Council service updates
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Glass collections - Helensburgh & Lomond
Due to a vehicle breakdown, glass collection in the Helensburgh & Lomond area has been disrupted. If you are still waiting for a collection, please leave your glass bin out as we are doing catch up runs this week. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Recycling and general waste collections - Helensburgh & Lomond
Due to a vehicle breakdown, recycling collections for properties on limited access routes are disrupted. A small number of general waste collections on limited access routes are also affected.
If your home is in central Helensburgh, please leave your bins out for collection as we are using our small caged vehicle to service bins where we can. This vehicle has limited capacity and must be emptied frequently, for this reason we are concentrating on central Helensburgh at present.
Please continue to check our website for updates. We apologise for any inconvenience.
C9 Road Closure Glenstriven Caravan Park
The Road is now Closed - C9 Beyond Ardentinny at the Glenstriven Caravan Park due to fallen trees.
Traffic is able get as far as the Caravan Park from Dunoon via the A815 - A880 Kilmun / Blairmore /Ardentinny.
For Properties and access beyond the Caravan Park trafffic will have to take the followig route from Dunoon
A815 to Whistlefield C9 JCT - C9 to Slighgrachan and GlenStriven Caravan Park.
The Trees causing the problem will be dealt with / cleared early tomorrow morning 23/12/2024.
B840 Road Closure 3 miles North of Eredine
The B840 Road is currently closed 3 miles North of Eredine.
Traffic can reach the point of closure from Lochgilphead via the A816 - b840 to Eredine.
For Properties beyond or North of the Closure the diversion routes are as follows:
From Lochgilphead via the A83 to Inverary - A819 to Cladich - B840 Cladich to Eredine
From Oban - Via the A85 to the A819 Cladich - B840 to Eredine.
The trees causing the problem should be removed cleared early tomorrow morning 23/12/2024,
B842 Saddell Mill Bridge - Re-opened to vehicles up to 26T 18.12.24
The Saddell Mill Bridge opened to vehicles up to 26 tonnes on Weds 18th December. Stabilisation works have been carried out and concrete testing confirmed the concrete has cured enough that the bridge is strong enough to support this weight of vehicle.
We can’t confirm when the bridge will fully reopen to all vehicles yet as we will need to do further testing to the concrete to confirm it can support weights over 26 tonnes.
For anyone north of Saddell Mill Bridge and south of Torrisdale Bridge we’re expecting to catch up on your bin collections this afternoon, or tomorrow at the very latest. Please put your bins out for collection.
B842 Saddell Mill Bridge - Emergency Temporary 26 Tonnes MGW Weight Restriction.
Kilennan bridge, Islay
U024 Kilennan Bridge, Islay. on the U024 Avenvogie Road is closed to traffic following severe scour of the structure's abutments and piers during a weather event in December 2024.
Avenvogie - Temporary Restriction Order
Access
- No vehicles are permitted to cross the bridge until repairs are complete and the bridge is re-opened.
- Local access is maintained along the U024 up to around 10m either side of the bridge.
- Diversions are via B8016/A846/C012/U024 and vice versa.
Key dates
- The bridge was closed on 13/12/24
- Repairs are expected to take a number of weeks and the bridge will remain fully closed until repairs are complete.
- We expect repair work to carry on throughout January 2025 and finalise in February 2025.
B842 Torrisdale Bridge - 3 tonne weight restriction in place
B842 - Torrisdale Bridge suffered structural damage due to Storm Darragh and currently has a 3 tonne weight restriction.
Works to repair this bridge will begin once the Saddell Mill Bridge works are completed.
We are currently expecting this to be around the middle of next week.
Torrisdale Bridge - Temporary Restriction Order
FAQ's
What is happening with school transport?
We are in direct contact with parents about transport arrangements.
We have made arrangements for a bus to depart Carradale at 8am and goes round via the A83, arriving at Campbeltown Grammar around 8.40am.
The bus then departs at 3pm and goes back the same way.
Thankfully there are no school transport pupils who live between Torrisdale and Saddell bridges.
What is happening with bin collections?
Waste collections will be serviced as normal from both ends.
With the weight restriction on Torrisdale Bridge the bin lorry can’t go over it so the stretch between Torrisdale and Saddell can’t be serviced.
We weren’t able to collect bins as scheduled on 9th December so we are planning now to collect these on 18th December subject to the Saddell Mill bridge safely reopening.
People between Torrisdale and Saddell are expecting heavy goods deliveries – can the weight restriction on Torrisdale Bridge be lifted to allow deliveries?
No – that wouldn’t be safe to do so.
Recycling Uplift - Gigha - 20.12.2024
Due to the bad weather we're currently experiencing and is predicted for over the weekend we've not been able to get across to carry out today's collection. Please continue to check the website for further updates on when the next collection will take place. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
A816-110 Cuilfail Hotel Bridge, Kilmelford
A816-110 Cuilfail Hotel Bridge, Kilmelford is open under Traffic Management (portable traffic lights) until Phase 2 works are completed in January 2025. There is no weight restriction is currently in place.
You can find out more about the project on our website.
Domestic Waste & Recycling - Tiree - 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th December 2024.
Due to a technical issue the green domestic and blue recycling uplifts scheduled for Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th December 2024, Will not take place as scheduled. Please look to the website for further information on when the next uplift will take place. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. Route 1&2 are affected.
Luing and Coll Awkward access recycling
Due to vehicle breakdown the following uplifts will not take place:
- Luing general waste 11 December 2024.
- Coll general waste 14 December.
We are attempting to source a replacement vehicle and will provide an update as soon as possible.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Recycling - Fionnphort/Iona - 10.12.2024
Unfortunately, we've been unable to collect the recycling today in Fionnphort & Iona. Please take your bin back in from it's collection point. We will look to uplift the recycling on the next scheduled uplift date. Any excess recycling left beside the bin on the day of collection will also be collected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
EV Charging Network - Faults - 02.09.2024
Electric Vehicle Charger Faults:
We have some faults across our network of 37 EV chargers at the moment. We are working with our maintenance contractors to have these repaired as soon as possible.
The faults and some details are listed below. You can see the full range of publicly available chargers in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute (not just those operated by the Council) on the .
- 53517 Tiree Ferry Terminal – an engineer is due onsite mid Sept to repair this fault, please note this date is subject to change if there are ferry disruptions. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site, but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
- 51143 The Columba Centre, Fionnphort, Mull – an engineer is due onsite week beginning 9/9/24 to repair this fault. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site, but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
- 60104 Ledaig Car Park, Mull – an engineer is due onsite week beginning 9/9/24 to repair this fault. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
- 61622 Corran Halls Public Car Park – the engineer has ordered parts and will be scheduled to attend once they are received. There is an another EVC available at this site.
- 61720 Coal Pier Dunoon – an engineer has been scheduled to attend 2/09/24. There is an another EVC available at this site.