Paid for contentShetland crime drama filming returns on Sunday with traffic restrictions for Lerwick
FILMING for the latest instalment of the popular Shetland crime drama series will get under locally this coming Sunday (13 April).
The production team will be filming Season 10 at various locations throughout the isles until Friday 2 May and will be returning for more in June.
As in previous years, this will result in parking restrictions and traffic controls necessary to safely facilitate filming at certain times and locations.
Details of these restrictions will be advertised locally including here on the Shetland News website.
The production team is apologising in advance for any inconvenience these traffic control measures may cause and asks those with concern to contact them directly on the numbers below.
They added: “We are in constant dialogue with the Shetland Islands Council roads department throughout the production process and take their guidance and advice on any requests we have made to them.
“We endeavour to cause the minimal disruption possible. To aid this, we will publicise our upcoming traffic restrictions throughout the filming period.”
On Sunday, there are three traffic restrictions in place for different locations and time in Lerwick. These are:
Holmsgarth Road: between 8am and 4pm a manned traffic light system will ensure that scenes of an ‘action vehicle’ travelling the road can be filmed safely. The traffic holds will be kept as short as possible and to a minimum.
Commercial Street will be closed at the junction with the A969 (Esplanade/Church Street) heading towards the Queen’s Hotel between 3.30pm to 6.30 pm. Vehicles will be able to enter from the junction of Lovers Lane and Twageos, as the one way system has been rescinded for the period of filming.
Commercial Street will also be closed between the A969 junction and the Market Cross between 5.30pm and 7.30pm to allow the safe filming of exterior scenes.
There will be a Stop/Go at the Market Cross to allow clean dialogue to be recorded. These holds will be very short and kept to an absolute minimum.
Some parking restrictions will apply in order to park a generator at the Market Cross to service filming.
Please see enclosed maps for more information.
For further queries regarding any of the upcoming restrictions, please contact assistant location managers Andy “Mod” Ross (07963 713 446 or jamiros@aol.com) or Lyall Gair (07786 653 859 or lyallgair@yahoo.co.uk).
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