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Island Roads and their contractors had to deal with all sorts of incidents over the course of 12 hours
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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The NHS have clarified ambulance cover for Yarmouth. All details they provided are in the article.
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Island Roads adds twelve electric vans, advancing their journey towards net zero
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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
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This reader questions whether the closure of Undercliff Drive, which led to long vehicles having to use the narrow and windy Shute in St Lawrence, was really necessary
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There have been several serious incidents recently involving trees falling onto the highway at this location, so it will be closed from 9am Saturday as a precautionary measure
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Landowners are being urged to tackle the growing problem of Himalayan Balsam before it takes seed and threatens more of the Island’s waterways.
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The Isle of Wight council implore Islanders to take their litter home and dispose of it in their recycling and waste bins. Doing so may also help contain the spread of Coronavirus
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Island Roads lay out the timetable for works at Coppins Bridge to upgrade the traffic signals and pedestrian crossings
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Cllr Garratt hopes Island Roads will be pro-active in monitoring the situation if adjustments are needed and that the 11 weeks could be a worst-case scenario
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The road was closed whilst initial repairs took place, but has now been reopened with temporary traffic lights
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Island Roads say that in order to keep transport hubs accessible they will be starting work as late as 11.30pm during the esplanade resurfacing works taking place in May.
