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Tanja Rebel has been on a mission to get the Isle of Wight council and Island Roads to listen to the arguments for using yellow LEDs over the white/blue ones installed around the Island.
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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While Island Roads are collecting all of the things the PFI contract tells them they have to - rubbish from street bins, grass cutting, etc - they're flatly refusing to pay to get rid of it. We've got the detail.
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Major night-time work to repair another of the Island’s poor quality stretches of main road is to begin next week.
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It's good to hear that shoddy work carried out on behalf of Island Roads is being corrected at no extra cost to the Island, but the inconvenience of closed roads and pavements has not been welcomed by residents.
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An interesting sign for those following the Highways PFI contract was spotted on a recent trip to Paris by this contributor to OnTheWight.
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Have you got an opinion on how Island Roads have been doing? Well, this quick survey is your very rare chance for you to have your say. Don't miss out.
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This is something we've had quite a few Islanders speak to us about over the past few weeks. OnTheWight gets to the bottom of what looks to be the real reason for the rush.
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Island Roads say they've started a 'major programme' to refresh road markings and white lines across the Isle of Wight.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
