The Mountain Road will be closed tomorrow. (Monday).

Sgt Gary Heaton, force incident manager in the emergency services joint control room has been explaining it was an easy decision to make.

In a post on the constabulary’s facebook pages he said: ’One of the roles the Police Sergeant has to make when sat in the (much warmer) ESJCR control room is when and if to close the mountain due to adverse weather conditions.

’Today’s decision is a pretty easy one for me to make and a quick look at the Mountain web cams tells me all I need to know !

’In short the Mountain Road will not be open tomorrow morning as the snow has now compacted to thick ice.

’On a more positive note; the DOI staff will be out this evening from 6.30pm and will be gritting all the main roads and some secondary roads and bus routes.

’Everyone is doing their best and of course when the Mountain Road does open we will let you know.’