Executive members will be voting next week on whether to give the go-ahead for a low-cost temporary road to be built to the west of Undercliff Drive's landlocked residents.
Other reports have been quite alarmist on the re-laying of Undercliff Drive. OnTheWight has spoken to the Wildlife Trust and got a far more balanced response.
Engineers commissioned by Island Roads concluded this week that the small section of road rebuilt by volunteers was unsafe for residents' cars to use. The council Executive have now commissioned their own independent assessment of the work.
It's come to light that the whole road-access-to-houses situation could have been resolved straight after the February landslip, if only council officers had allowed the work to be carried out.
You'll have heard about the re-built road on Undercliff Drive and may have seen some photos of it. We've got two videos to give you a more rounded view.
Hopes were raised with the mass-council turn out on Sunday at Undercliff Drive, but the extended meeting at the council today hasn't brought good news. OnTheWight has the details.
What the residents of Undercliff Drive need now is action. They've waited long enough to get things moving and are hoping the visit today by councillors and officers will see a fast and immediate practical response.
The plight of the marooned Undecliff residents has resulted in an outpouring of support from Islanders. What OnTheWight is hearing from the top bods at the council sounds like there might be a chance for this to be resolved sensibly, following the re-closing of the volunteer-rebuilt road.
A family member of those trapped on the Undercliff without any vehicle access to their homes has set up a page on the social networking site, hoping it will draw attention to their plight.
There was an outpouring of support from Islanders last night on Facebook, after news that 'people power' has resulted in residents in Undercliff Drive landlocked properties having access their homes by car again.
Residents of Undercliff Road are sick of Isle of Wight council and Island Roads having done nothing solid over the last eight months to re-provide vehicle access to their homes. Knowing this, a group of Islanders have got together and built a road themselves, as a big 'Up Yours!'
If you have views on the proposed renewable tidal energy site off the Ventnor/St Lawrence coast, Charlotte Billson would love you to complete her quick survey, which will help towards her dissertation study.