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St Mary’s Roundabout Roadworks

Isle of Wight council will be carrying out a significant junction transformation at St Mary’s Roundabout starting Autumn 2019.

The works are expected to take 15 months to complete and will result in the removal of the roundabout and replacing it with a series of traffic lights.

The controversial scheme has been met with great opposition, with the Conservative ward councillor, Matthew Price, even opposing it.

Below are article related to the scheme.

6, September 2019·4 min read

Letter: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

This reader shares his views on the plans for St Mary's roundabout and offers some practical solutions that he believes would save the IWC millions.

10, September 2019·1 min read

Broken prow hinge takes the Cowes Floating Bridge out of service

A passenger launch is in operation, but vehicles need to divert via Newport.

13, September 2019·2 min read

Stop planned St Mary’s Roundabout roadworks, say Newport Parish Council

Two requests for a public briefing have been refused by the Isle of Wight council and this week Parish councillors voted overwhelmingly for impending St Mary's Junction improvements to be be halted.

16, September 2019·1 min read

St Mary’s Roundabout: Opposition forces Isle of Wight council to special meeting

A special meeting will take place later this month, where councillors will debate postponing the works.

19, September 2019·1 min read

St Mary’s Roundabout: Conservatives vote to go ahead with junction changes

The 18 votes in favour were all the members of the ruling Conservative group present, except for Cllr Tyndall who abstained and Cllr Matthew Price (Newport North), who last week led a call for works to be halted.

20, September 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight council ‘take the opportunity’ to replace second prow on floating bridge

The floating bridge will not be back into service for at least another week, with the Isle of Wight council saying they’re ‘taking the opportunity’ to replace the other prow and hinge.

21, September 2019·1 min read

Expect delays as water main works resume on Staplers Road

Southern Water project manager, Peter Simmons, said local residents had been informed of the latest works which were designed to “safeguard supplies for the community effectively into the future.”

21, September 2019·2 min read

St Mary’s Roundabout: Isle of Wight transport planners say stats justify a pause and re-evaluation

The 2008 Newport traffic model predicted growth of 26% between 2007-2020, but People Powered CIC say traffic actually decreased by 1% between 2007-2018. They argue this (and more) justifies a pause and re-evaluation of the scheme planned for St Mary's Roundabout.

23, September 2019·1 min read

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