Coastal roads reopen as storm clear-up continues
BBCCoastal roads on the Isle of Man that were closed overnight due to Storm Bram have begun to reopen as the clear-up continues.
Closures on Laxey Promenade, to allow stones on the road to be removed, and Shore Road in Rushen, which saw a "substantial amount of stone" deposited on the carriageway have been lifted, the Department for Infrastructure (DoI) said.
The Tholt Y Will Road, leading to the A18 Mountain Road, has also reopened after fallen trees were cleared.
A further yellow weather warning for coastal overtopping has been issued by Ronaldsway Met Office between 14:00 and17:00, although impact was expected to be "minor" by comparison.
However, ferry travel between Douglas and Heysham, Lancashire, and flights to and from Isle of Man Airport have resumed following significant disruption on Tuesday.
Forecasters said at the height of Tuesday's storm, waves reaching 20ft (6m) had hit parts of the island's coast around high tide in the afternoon.
Gusts reaching 74mph (119km/h) were recorded at Ronaldsway and 100mph (161km/h) at the top of Snaefell.
The DoI said work to clear Mullinaragher, in St Marks, after multiple trees came down in the area had been paused due to the trees being "caught up in Manx Telecom overhead lines", with work to remove them due to continue on Wednesday.
The removal of a root ball from a fallen tree blocking Jacks Lane in Maughold has also been delayed after work in the same area by Manx Utilities took priority.
Crews were also continuing to deal with flooding on some of the island's roads, with Garey Ford in the north of the island not passible because the Sulby River was still "running very strong".
Most scheduled infrastructure work would be paused on Wednesday "to allow staff to be diverted to clean up operations", the DoI added.
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