The partial collapse of the retaining wall on Belgrave Road, Ventnor took a further battering from the storms last week.
There has been further downward movement of the road and backfill, as well as further cracks and failures appearing further along the wall.
Island Roads – who are responsible for maintaining retaining walls – have fitted several monitoring instruments along the wall to measure the movement.
Wall last inspected in 2018
Research by OnTheWight has revealed that retaining walls are subject to a regular two-yearly inspection regime, defined in the Highways PFI contract and in line with national standards.
The council confirm that at the last inspection – November 2018 – the wall in Belgrave Road “showed no indications of any potential failure”.
A spokesperson said,
“Our inspection programme for highway structures is in accordance with nationally recognised practice, with inspections every two years. Our last inspection was in November 2018 and we would have been due to inspect it again in late 2020.”
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