Mountain Road

Original Request

How many times has the Mountain Road been shut in the past 24 months and for what reasons on each occasion was it closed for?

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Full Response Text

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Department of Home Affairs Headquarters Tromode Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM2 5PA Tel: +44(0)1624631394 Email: Mark.Britton@gov.im Our ref: 566736 10 September 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 29 August 2018 and which states:

"How many times has the Mountain Road been shut in the past 24 months and for what reasons on each occasion was it closed for?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. The Constabulary has delegated powers under Section 17 the Roads Traffic Regulations Act 1985 – Emergency Traffic Signs - being signs indicating prohibitions, restrictions or requirements relating to vehicular traffic, as may be necessary or expedient to prevent or mitigate congestion or obstruction of traffic, or danger to or from traffic, in consequence of extraordinary circumstances. Drivers are required to comply with traffic directions under Section 16 of the Road Traffic Act 1985 This empowers the Constabulary to close roads for a variety of reasons. Sometimes this is in respect of adverse weather and road traffic collisions which have occurred because of those conditions. There are also provisions under the Road Races Act 2016 to extend road closures following on from Road Closures within the events subject of the Road Races Act. Closing the road is a last option and where possible officers will direct and control traffic but the Constabulary also has a duty of care to its staff and other road users. Road closures are a necessity to ensure that people are kept safe but are used as a last resort. Whenever the Constabulary closes the road and where possible the Constabulary makes provision to ensure that diversions are put in place and try and keep any disruption to a minimum. Roads are always opened as soon as they possibly can but it should be remembered that the Constabulary has a duty to ensure that it is once again fit for use following collisions and so on. If the road closure is going to be for a significant period of time we will inform partner agencies such as Bus Vannin of the closure and request that more permanent signage is put in place. This will include notifying the media and trying to keep people informed by social media. The number of times the Mountain Road has been closed in the last 24 months is detailed below. In total the Mountain road has been closed 127 times in the last 24 months – 60 times in 2016/2017 and 67 times in 2017/2018. For the purposes of the FOI response the Constabulary has interpreted the Mountain Road to be the section of the A18 from Lhenny Road, Ramsey to the Nook, Douglas. Address date Type Desc Close Desc MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN 16/10/2016 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 03/11/2016 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BRANDYWELL SHELTER 11/11/2016 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :CREG NY BAA 13/01/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 01/02/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN 18/02/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN ROAD 25/02/2017 ICE

MOUNTAIN ROAD 22/03/2017 SNOW

MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES 16/04/2017 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 16/04/2017 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BLACK HUT 17/04/2017 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 28/05/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision BRANDYWELL TT COURSE 28/05/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MILESTONE 28 TT COURSE RAMSEY 28/05/2017 Other Other MOUNTAIN BOX TT COURSE 28/05/2017 Other Other MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :KATES COTTAGE 28/05/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES MEMORIAL 29/05/2017 Other Other MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES MEMORIAL 29/05/2017 Other Other MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :KATES COTTAGE 30/05/2017 Road Traffic Collisions Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :RAMSEY HAIRPIN 30/05/2017 Other Traffic Incident Traffic Offences MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 30/05/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 01/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BLACK HUT 01/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Other Traffic Incident KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 02/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 02/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 02/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision 33RD MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 02/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 04/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BLACK HUT 04/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 04/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 04/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 04/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision 32ND MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 06/06/2017 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road 33RD MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 06/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 06/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES 06/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road 33RD MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 07/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Obstruction Of The Road CASEYS TT COURSE TT COURSE 07/06/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD BRADDAN DOUGLAS 08/06/2017 Other Other GRAHAM MEMORIAL TT COURSE 13/06/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 08/07/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 05/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 20/08/2017 Other Other MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :BUNGALOW 21/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision BRANDYWELL CORNER TT COURSE 22/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 23/08/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD TT COURSE ONCHAN :CREG NY BAA HOTEL 24/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision GRAHAM MEMORIAL SHELTER TT COURSE 27/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision 32ND MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 31/08/2017 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 31/08/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision 33RD MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 31/10/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD :VERANDAH 22/11/2017 Fire/Electricity/Water/Gas Fire/Electricity/Water/Gas MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 25/11/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD BRADDAN DOUGLAS 07/12/2017 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD 22/12/2017 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD :VERANDAH 25/12/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD BRADDAN DOUGLAS 27/12/2017 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY 30/12/2017 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN ROAD 08/12/2017 SNOW

MOUNTAIN ROAD 04/02/2018 SNOW

MOUNTAIN ROAD 05/02/2018 ICE

BRANDYWELL TT COURSE 06/02/2018 Obstruction Of The Road Other Traffic Incident KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 09/02/2018 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD DOUGLAS 10/02/2018 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :KATES COTTAGE 11/02/2018 Traffic Offences Traffic Offences MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 11/02/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :BUNGALOW 13/02/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN ROAD 28/02/2018 ICE

MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY 03/03/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY 03/03/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN ROAD 03/03/2018 ICE

MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY 04/03/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BLACK HUT CARPARK 18/03/2018 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN ROAD 18/03/2018 SNOW

MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES 02/04/2018 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD BRADDAN DOUGLAS 25/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 25/05/2018 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN 27/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision BRANDYWELL TT COURSE 27/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision BRANDYWELL TT COURSE 27/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 28/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN BOX TT COURSE 28/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 28/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 29/05/2018 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :HAIRPIN 29/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision GRAHAM MEMORIAL TT COURSE 30/05/2018 Road Traffic Collision Traffic Offences MOUNTAIN ROAD 31/05/2018 RTC Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN ROAD 01/06/2018 RTC Road Traffic Collision GRAHAM MEMORIAL TT COURSE 01/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES MEMORIAL 02/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision 30TH MILESTONE TT COURSE RAMSEY 03/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY :BLACK HUT 03/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :HAIRPIN 03/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN BOX TT COURSE 03/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :HAIRPIN 03/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Other Traffic Incident BRANDYWELL TT COURSE 04/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY 04/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD 04/06/2018 Other Traffic Incident Obstruction Of The Road CREG NY BAA TO ST. NINIAN'S - FOR 30 MINS 04/06/2018 REQUEST OF TT RACE CONTROL

KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 05/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Other Traffic Incident MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 05/06/2018 Other Traffic Incident Other Traffic Incident 32ND MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 05/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD 06/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD BRADDAN DOUGLAS 06/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 06/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 07/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES 07/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision CASEYS TT COURSE TT COURSE 07/06/2018 Traffic / Transportation Incidents Road Traffic Collision 33RD MILESTONE TT COURSE DOUGLAS 07/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision HAILWOODS RISE 07/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 08/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 09/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN :WINDY CORNER 09/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE LEZAYRE RAMSEY 09/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision 26TH MILESTONE TT COURSE RAMSEY 10/06/2018 Other Obstruction Of The Road HAILWOODS RISE 10/06/2018 Obstruction Of The Road Obstruction Of The Road 28TH MILESTONE TT COURSE RAMSEY 30/06/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD LAXEY 12/07/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision BRANDYWELL CORNER TT COURSE 14/07/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD GLEN AULDYN RAMSEY 05/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD ONCHAN 16/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 18/08/2018 Personal/Social/Community Personal/Social/Community MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY :GUTHRIES 22/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Multi Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD MAUGHOLD :GOOSENECK 23/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision (RTC) / Motor Vehicle Collision Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN MILE :MOUNTAIN MILE 26/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Single Vehicle Road Traffic Collision MOUNTAIN RD RAMSEY 28/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Multi Vehicle Road Traffic Collision KEPPEL GATE TT COURSE 30/08/2018 Road Traffic Collision Road Traffic Collision

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