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When highways PFI contractor Island Roads started resurfacing roads around the Isle of Wight, it was quickly discovered that Catseyes had not been replaced.

Below are a selection of articles about the issues.

7, January 2015·1 min read

Victory for Islanders as Catseyes (lite) added to resurfaced roads

Happily, OnTheWight shining a spotlight on Catseyes not being refitted after roads were resurfaced, has prompted action - increasing road safety. Next, let's find out why they're the cheaper reflective road studs, and not proper Catseyes.

29, November 2014·1 min read

Are these all the roads that had Catseyes before they started to disappear?

This is the list the council gave us of their understanding of which Isle of Wight roads had Catseyes on them, before they handed the highways to Island Roads. Have you seen any elsewhere? Do you know if these are still there? Let us know.

21, November 2014·1 min read

Those vanishing Catseyes: Guess where they’ve been found?

OnTheWight exposed Island Roads for have been removing a lot of Catseyes from around the Isle of Wight, but what do they do with them once they've taken them out of the road? We have the answer.

19, November 2014·1 min read

Why have the council allowed Island Roads to get away with not replacing Catseyes?

The answers that we're getting from Island Roads and the council on this important road safety issue are about as opaque as the fog that the Catseyes are supposed to guide us through.

14, November 2014·1 min read

Where are all of the Isle of Wight’s Catseyes disappearing to?

Have you noticed that Catseyes aren't being replaced after Island Roads resurface Isle of Wight roads? Doug Alldred had and got in touch with OnTheWight trying to find out why it's happening.

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