The stretch of road is one of the UK’s best-known and most photographed sections of highway and the longest consecutive length of road upgraded by Island Roads in a single scheme, as part of the Highways PFI.
Council director, Colin Rowland, said there are only two potential solutions: Re-routing the road from the coast; or upgrading existing inland roads to take diverted traffic
Island Roads say they hope that carrying out the work after the summer holidays and by working overnight will keep inconvenience to Islanders to a minimum.
Bob Seely says he wants to know more about the road safety strategy and hear the reaction from parish councils and residents before reaching a view on the first Isle of Wight TT race to be held on the Island
Cabinet members will be voting next week on whether to spend £200,000 to divert underground water away from Military Road and possibly prolong its lifespan
Traffic on a section of the Military Road near Brook has been one-way with lights since a landslide in 2010. It's good to see the water drainage system suggested by Dr Bruce Denness was a success.
"It's not about now or tomorrow, or next week - it's about the long term future and that will be Future Coast", the man now responsible for the land tells OnTheWight.
Island Roads say the challenge of the scheme has been to devise an engineering solution that prolongs the life of this important section of the Island’s infrastructure, but does so in a way that respects the unique environmental and geological characteristics of the site