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After lengthy spells out of work, two young Island men are firmly on the path to a career in highway improvement thanks to the Army and Island Roads.
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Island Roads issue a press release alerting the public they'll be starting more main road resurfacing works shortly - something the 25 year PFI contractor is being paid £1.4m per month to carry out.
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While Island Roads are collecting all of the things the PFI contract tells them they have to - rubbish from street bins, grass cutting, etc - they're flatly refusing to pay to get rid of it. We've got the detail.
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Residents of the Isle of Wight are being warned that they will need to get used to increased disruption on the roads while the road network is upgraded under the Highways Private Finance Initiative (PFI).
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Work by Island Roads to reconstruct and resurface the main road through Arreton is due to be completed next week – some four weeks ahead of schedule.
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Islanders tell OnTheWight they're confused as to why some roads in bad condition are not being resurfaced, when others, that seem mostly fine, are. Here's what Island Roads said when we asked them how they choose which roads get resurfaced first.
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Natural England were so concerned that Island Roads had started work in a legally-protected SSSI area without permission, they've told them to stop. We've got the detail.
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All Islanders are aware how heavily this route is used, but the recently-detected damage to the bridge must be repaired. The impact of any closure could be considerable.
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Councillor's letter talks of serious structural weaknesses; weight and speed limit likely and a four week to four month closure being possible depending on the level of repair undertaken.
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Post-site visit, Natural England have gained commitment from Island Roads to properly consult them before any further work is carried out in the legally-protected SSSI area.
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As suggested last week, certain restrictions have now been placed on traffic passing over Wootton Bridge. This is following the discovery of cracks in the bridge.
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The long-term solution is still being worked on, but new temporary restrictions on some heavy goods vehicles using Wootton Bridge are expected to be in place later this week, as well as a 20mph speed limit for the rest of us.
