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The man who used to pull in £180+k/year while he was setting up the Isle of Wight roads PFI is back being paid by IWC. His mission? To save money OnTheWight has been told. The council responds.
Island Roads
Island Roads is a partnership established by the Isle of Wight Council, VINCI Concessions, Meridiam Investments and Ringway to provide the highway maintenance services on the Isle of Wight from 1 April 2013.
The contentious 25-year-contract runs until 2037.
Below are articles in which Island Roads are mentioned.
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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.
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At least 60 trees will need to be felled in the coming months after an inspection found that 169 – have been identified with Ash Dieback
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Great footage of Alan Ransom skillfully rehoming a swarm of bees that decided to take a break in the car park at Island Roads
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The council explain they are currently uncertain of what caused the retaining wall to fail - and indeed how they can safely get to it to fix it
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Latest photos from the site of the partial wall collapse and landslip on Belgrave Road, Ventnor
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Island Roads have reinforced the road closure with steel fencing and advised evacuation of at least one property
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The public are reminded to respect the road closures in place and not put themselves at risk by entering the area. The council say it's neither safe nor practical for them to take any steps to intervene at this stage
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Contrary to what you may have heard there have been no compulsory evacuations. OnTheWight has confirmed this with Isle of Wight council today
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To allow residents on Belgrave Road to access their properties, the one way system has been revoked. See the latest photos from the site
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Island Roads say they've been working with the conservation officer, Ventnor Town Council and local residents to ensure the new wall and road meets the needs of the Ventnor community in the future
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The work by a project team of Isle of Wight Council, Island Roads and consultants Atkins, together with specialist contactors SOCOTEC and RH Solutions, was shortlisted for the award of Ground Investigation Project of the Year at the 2021 Ground Engineering Awards
