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The work will be carried out overnight.
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A number of roads serving rural communities in the West Wight are due to be upgraded under the Highways PFI next month.
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Several busy stretches of road on the outskirts of Newport are to be upgraded in forthcoming improvements planned under the Highways PFI.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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).
