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In Full: All the roads due to close as Moray Council begins seven-week resurfacing project

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They will start on Monday.

The roadworks will take place for seven weeks. Image: Chris Sumner/DC Thomson.

Motorists in Moray are being warned to expect disruption as road resurfacing that will last seven weeks gets underway on Monday.

A total of 40 miles of roads in the area will undergo the works from Monday as part of Moray Council's annual road maintenance programme.

A number of locations, including in Buckie, Elgin, Forres and Lossiemouth, will get roads upgraded.

School Road in Buckie is one of the roads that will be resurfaced. Image: Google Maps

The roadworks in towns and villages will take place at:

Aberlour

Buckie

Cullen

Drummuir

Dufftown

Duffus

Elgin

Fochabers

Forres

Keith

Kinloss

Lossiemouth

Mosstodloch

Newmill

Portknockie

A number of rural routes will also undergo road surfacing works.

Signs will mark the sections of roads being worked on and drivers are urged to keep their speed to 20mph within these areas.

The work is being carried out by Moray Council.

The council said this is for the safety of motorists and the road workers, as well as to minimise damage to the newly laid surfaces.

With the roadworks taking place during the tourist season, the local authority said that efforts will be made to keep disruption to a minimum for locals and visitors.

Explaining why the works could not have been done at a less busy time, the council said it has to be done during this time, due to it requiring warmer road surface temperatures and relatively dry weather.

'Extremely grateful to the public'

Moray Council's senior engineer for roads maintenance, Grant Brotherston said: "Loose chippings can create the effect of a slippery road, with a very real danger of vehicles losing control and leaving the road.

"These problems can be avoided if drivers keep their speed well down when passing over a newly dressed surface, keep a good distance from the vehicle in front and do not attempt to overtake.

"To avoid damage to the new surface, sudden braking or acceleration should also be avoided. We're extremely grateful to the public for their co-operation and patience while we carry out these necessary works."

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