The following roads are closed due to recent bad weather.
Cliff Path, Lake – closed to vehicles due to safety reasons
Cliff Path, Lake – closed to pedestrians from Winchester house car park to Skew Bridge path / Lake Cliff Gardens due to safety reasons
Hyde Road, Shanklin – closed due to a collapsed wall
Rew Lane, Ventnor – closed due to a poor surface
Grove Road, Ventnor – closed due to emergency work being carried out by Southern Water.
Pixley Hill, Freshwater – closed due to a poor surface
The following are roadworks starting either at the end of last week or the beginning of this week (3rd February)
ALUM BAY:
Alum Bay New Road will be closed to all vehicles over 6ft 6in in width from The Access Road to Headon Hall Cottages to the end of the publically maintainable highway (at the entrance to Needles Pleasure Park) between 7am on Friday 3 January 2014 and approx. 4pm on Friday 31 January 2014.
The temporary 6ft 6in width restriction is required until urgent carriageway repair works have been undertaken (as a result of recent excessive rain). There is no alternative route for vehicles over 6ft 6in in width whilst the restriction is in operation.
BINSTEAD:
A3054 Quarr Hill (from junction with Binstead Hill to Elenors Grove, at entrance to Quarr Abbey). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am until 4pm on Wednesday 5 February, Friday 7 February, Monday 10 February and Tuesday 11 February for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads.
Traffic delays will occur.
BRADING:
A3055 New Road (from Wrax Road to The Mall).
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation on Friday 31 January and Monday 3 February 2014 from 9am until 3.30pm on for gully cleansing works by Island Roads.
Traffic delays will occur.
A3055 Rowborough Lane/ Beaper Shute junction with Carpenters Road.
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am on Friday on Friday 24 January until approx. 4pm on Friday 31 January 2014 for emergency high voltage electric cable repair works by Scottish & Southern Energy. Traffic delays will occur.
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A3055 Morton Road (outside Cornerways). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am on Monday 3 February until approx. 4pm on Tuesday 4 February 2013 for urgent water service pipe repair works by Clancy Docwra for Southern Water.
CARISBROOKE:
B3323 High Street (outside 24 and 24c)
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 19 February until 4pm on Thursday 22 February 2014 for the installation of a new service by Southern Gas Networks.
Traffic delays will occur.
COWES:
Mill Hill Road (opposite 11). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 20 January until approx. 4pm on Friday 31 January 2014 for the repair of a low voltage electric by Scottish & Southern Energy. Traffic delays will occur.
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A3020 Newport Road (outside 204, near to Somerton Reservoir). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 10am on Monday 3 February until approx. 4pm on Tuesday 4 February 2013 for urgent water main repair works by Clancy Docwra for Southern Water.
EAST COWES:
Maresfield Road will be closed from 8am on Friday 13 September 2013 until 6pm on Friday 7 February 2014 between Old Road and the entrance to Maresfield Road Car Park (approx. 65 metres from Cambridge Road junction for reconstruction works by Walker Construction for Peter Brett Associates. Access to Maresfield Road Car Park will be maintained from the Cambridge Road direction.
DIVERSION ROUTE: Old Road and Cambridge Road. The closures are required for reconstruction of Maresfield Road.
FISHBOURNE:
A3054 Elenors Grove / Kite Hill junction with Fishbourne Lane.
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am until 4pm on Wednesday 12 February, Thursday 13 February and if necessary on Friday 14 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
Fishbourne Lane (various locations from A3054 Kite Hill / Elenors Grove to Fishbourne Inn. Temporary traffic control will be in operation from 9.30am until 4pm on Thursday 13 February and if necessary on Friday 14 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
A3054 Elenors Grove (from Quarr Hill to Fishbourne Lane)
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am until 4pm on Wednesday 12 February and if necessary on Thursday 13 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
FRESHWATER:
Copse Lane will be closed from 6.30am on Thursday 9 January until approx. 6pm on Thursday 6 February 2014 .The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads. The closure will be in operation in various locations between Hooke Hill and A3054 Halletts Shute. The diversion route will be: Hooke Hill, School Green Road, A3055 Tennyson Road, A3055 The Avenue, A3054 Colwell Road and A3054 Hill Lane, Pixley Hill.
Copse Lane will be opened to traffic for the weekend in the afternoon on Friday 31 January until 6.30am on Monday 3 February 2014.The road will be opened to traffic by 4.30pm, possibly 2 or 3 hours earlier.
Cameron Close will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7am on Monday 18 November 2013 until 7am on Monday 18th May 2015 between the northern boundary of number 2 (45 metres north of the junction with Camp Road) and the end of the surfaced highway (110 metres to the northeast of Camp Road). The closure is required for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new development by Stoneham Construction Ltd. There is no alternative route for vehicular traffic. The public footpath between Cameron Close and Jubilee Close will be also closed to pedestrians from 7am on Monday 18th November 2013 until 7am on Sunday 18th May 2014 from the end of the surfaced highway in Cameron Close (105 metres to the north east of Camp Road) to the end of the surfaced highway in Jubilee Close (110 metres to the northwest of Camp Road) for the same reason. There is no alternative route for pedestrians.
Queens Road (outside East Wold) Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 8am on Wednesday 12 February until 4.30pm on Friday 14 February 2014 for the installation of a new service by Southern Gas Networks. Traffic delays will occur.
A3054 Halletts Shute ( junction with Pixley Hill) Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 11.30am on Thursday 30 January until 5pm on Tuesday 4 February 2014 for emergency gas main repair works by Southern Gas Networks. Traffic delays will occur.
GURNARD:
Woodvale Road will be closed from 6.30am until 6pm on Tuesday 4 February 2014 between Jordon Close and Woodvale Close. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads. The diversion route will be: Princes Esplanade, Egypt Esplanade, Egypt Hill and Baring Road.
Princes Esplanade will be closed from 6.30am until 6pm on each day Mondays to Fridays between Wednesday 29 January and Monday 3 February from 200 metres north of Woodvale Road to 585 metres north and northeast of Woodvale Road. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads. The diversion route will be: Woodvale Road, Baring Road, Crossfield Avenue, Ward Avenue, Baring Road, Castle Road, Queens Road, Egypt Hill, Egypt Esplanade, Princes Esplanade and Princess Esplanade.
LAKE:
A3056 Newport Road (junction with Manor Road). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 2.30pm on Wednesday 5 February 2014 for cable works by A/plant for British Telecom. Traffic delays will occur.
Cliff Road / Cliff Path will be closed from 7pm on Sunday 5 January for foreseeable future between a point 30 metre to the North of Ranelagh Road to a point 95 metres to the South of Ranalegh Road (outside of number 6). During the period of closure the alternative route for traffic will be; Ranelagh Road, Currie Road and Cliff Road and Brinkcliff Gardens (located off Araluen Way). The closure is required due to land movement.
Pedestrian access will be maintained as usual.
NEWPORT:
St James Street (outside 120, between Lugley Street and Crocker). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 27 January until 5pm on Friday 31 January 2014 for the installation of a new service by Southern Gas Networks. Traffic delays will occur.
St James Street (outside 120, between Lugley Street and Crocker) Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Thursday 6 February until 5pm on Friday 7 February 2014 for the installation of a new service by Southern Gas Networks.
Traffic delays will occur.
St Johns Road will be closed from Shide Road to Cypress Road between 12pm (noon) on Tuesday 14 January until approx. 4pm on Friday 7 February 2014 for urgent sewer repair works. Diversion Route: Shide Road, A3020 St Georges Way, St Georges Approach, Medina Avenue and St Johns Road. The works are located near Shide Road junction.
Staplers Road (between Landscape Lane and 209, near Mews Lane). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am until 3.30pm on Thursday 6 February 2014 for electric substation maintenance works by Scottish & Southern Energy. Traffic delays will occur.
Monks Brook (between Dodnor Lane and access to Enterprise House / Innovation House. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 7pm until 10pm on Wednesday 5 February 2014 for traffic management training. Some traffic delays are likely.
NITON:
Newport Road will be closed from 9am on Monday 13 January 2014 until 4.30pm on Friday 7 February 2014 between Laceys Lane and Church Street. The closure is required for a drainage scheme from the junction with Church Street/Rectory Road to a point 140 metres to the north. Building works to the convenience store will also be undertaken during the closure.
The diversion route will be:
Light traffic up to 6ft 6in in width; Laceys Lane and Rectory Road. Heavy over 6ft 6in width & through traffic; Newport Road, Niton Road, A3020 Main Road and Newport Road, West Street, Whitwell Road, High Street (Whitwell), Kemming Road, Chatfield Road and Rectory Road.
Temporary traffic lights will be required at times from Monday 6 January until Friday 28 February 2014 at the junction of Rectory Road / High Street / Newport Road Church Street, in connection with the works.
Temporary 6ft 6in Width Restriction- Laceys Lane. From 9am on Monday 13 January 4.30pm on Friday 7 February 2014 a temporary 6ft 6in width restriction will be in operation from Rectory Road to Newport Road, Niton. This is necessary in the interests of road safety whilst Newport Road, Niton is closed from Church Street to Laceys Lane for a drainage scheme.
Additional parking restrictions will be required whilst the 6ft 6in width restriction is in operation.
ROOKLEY:
Highwood Lane (near to the recreation ground at the Rookley end). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 3.30pm on Friday 7 February 2014 for carriageway repair works by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
RYDE:
Castle Street will be closed from 8am on Wednesday 8 January until 5pm on Friday 7 February 2014 between George Street and Union Street. The one way restriction will be temporarily suspended to allow access to premises and businesses during the weeks.
The diversion route will be: Union Road, Cross Street, Union Street, Esplanade and George Street. The closure is required for gas main replacement works.
B3330 Puckpool Hill (from the Boat to near Thornton Cottage). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation between 9.30am until 3.30pm on each day between Monday 3 February and Friday 7 February 2014 for cable works by A/plant for British Telecom. The works will be undertaken in short sections. Traffic delays will occur.
B3330 St Johns Hill (from St Johns Road Railway Bridge, Moreys Timber Store to School Street). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 6 January until approx. 4pm on Friday 28 February 2013 for the renewal of the water main & services by Clancy Docwra for Southern Water.
B3330 Alexandra Road will be closed from St Johns Hill to High Park Road between 2pm on Wednesday 29 January and approx. 4pm on Friday 14 February 2014 for urgent sewer repair works by Clancy Docwra. The works are located in Alexandra Road near to the junction with the link Road to Westhill Road. The 6ft 6in width restriction in Great Preston Road will be temporarily suspended during the works in a south to northbound direction (from Nicholson Road to Smallbrook Lane), to allow access for large vehicles.
Diversion route; Alexandra Road, Great Preston Road, A3055 Marlborough Road and Appley Road and Alexandra Road.
A3055 Appley Road (adjacent to pedestrian crossing by school). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 3.30pm on Wednesday 29 January, Thursday 30 January and Friday 31 January 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
Upton Road will be closed from 6pm until 6.30am on each day between Thursday 5 February and Saturday 8 February 2014 (weather permitting) between Ashey Road and Pound Mead. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads. The diversion route will be: Ashey Road, Bettesworth Road and Upton Road.
B3330 Appley Road (various locations from near Thornton Close to approx. 70 metres from junction with A3055 Marlborough Road mini roundabout). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation between 9.30am until 3.30pm on each day between Monday 10 February until Saturday 15 February 2014 for cable works by A/plant for British Telecom. Traffic delays will occur.
RYDE/BINSTEAD:
A3054 Binstead Hill and Binstead Road (from Ringwood Road to Gwyder Close).
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 3.30pm on approx. two days (Mondays to Fridays) during the period between Thursday 30 January and Wednesday 5 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
A3054 Binstead Road junction with Ringwood Road. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 3.30pm on Monday 3 February and Tuesday 4 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
SANDOWN:
Golf Links Road / Longwood Lane. Island Roads on behalf of The Isle of Wight Council gives notice that from 9am on Thursday 23 January 2014 until 9am on Thursday 13 February 2014 or when the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner, no person shall cause any vehicle to proceed along Golf Links Road (Sandown) / Longwood Lane (Adgestone), from The Fairway to Lower Road.
The closure is required as and when necessary due to flooding as a result of excessive rain.
During the period of closure the alternative route for traffic will be;
The Fairway, Station Approach, Perowne Way, A3055 Morton Common and Morton Road, Hornsey Rise and Lower Road, Adgestone.
A3055 Avenue Road/ Morton Common will be closed from 6.30pm until 6am on approx. 5 nights between Thursday 23 January and Wednesday 5 February 2014 (weather permitting) from Broadway to Morton Old Road. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works between Broadway and a point 100 metres northeast of Perowne Way by Island Roads.
The diversion route will be: A3055 Broadway, Lake Hill and Sandown Road, A3056 Newport Road, Hale Common and Arreton Street, Downend Road, Mersley Down Road, Brading Down Road, Bullys Hill, The Mall and Hornsey Rise and Morton Road.
SHANKLIN:
A3020 Victoria Avenue (at junction with Highfield Road). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 3 February until approx. 5pm on Friday 7 February 2014 for the installation of new electric connections by Scottish & Southern Energy.
Traffic delays will occur.
Eastcliff Promenade will be closed from 9am on Monday 6 January until 4pm on Friday 7 February 2014 between Palmerston Road and Osborne Road. The closure is required for sewer flood alleviation works by Clancy Docwra for Southern Water. The diversion route will be: Palmerston Road, Queens Road and Osborne Road.
A3055 North Road (outside number 2). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 27 January until approx. 4pm on Friday 31 January 2014 for the installation of sewer flow monitoring equipment by Clancy Docwra for Southern Water.
Traffic delays are likely.
Cliff Path will be closed from 9.30 on Monday 20 January for the foreseeable future to pedestrians from Skew Bridge Path to Winchester House Car Park. The closure is required due to erosion/ land movement. During the period of closure the alternative route for pedestrians will be; Skew Bridge Path, A3055 Sandown Road and Winchester House Car Park.
A3055 North Road (outside Gaynor House). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Tuesday 4 February until approx. 4.30pm on Thursday 6 February 2014 for the installation of a gas connection by Southern Gas Networks. Traffic delays will occur.
Apse Manor Road will be closed from 9am on Thursday 23 January 2014 until approx. 9am on Thursday 13 February 2014 between A3020 Godshill Road and Ventnor Road.
The closure is required as and when necessary due to flooding as a result of excessive rain. During the period of closure the alternative route for traffic will be; A3020 Godshill Road, Canteen Road and Ventnor Road.
A3055 Arthurs Hill (outside 30, Burcroft near junction with St Martins Avenue)
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am on Monday 17 February until 4pm on Friday 21 February 2014 for the installation of a new service by Southern Gas Networks.
Traffic delays will occur.
ST LAWRENCE:
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Seven Sisters Road will be closed from the western junction with A3055 Undercliff Drive to Spindlers Road between 8.30am and 5pm on Monday 3 February 2014 for urgent tree cutting works by Nigel Early Services for The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
Diversion Route: A3055 Undercliff Drive & Spindlers Road.
A3055 Undercliff Drive will be closed from St Catherine’s Road to Seven Sisters Road (Western Junction), between 9am on Monday 4 November until Wednesday 30 April 2014 for carriageway stabilisation and repair works between Barrington Lodge, near to the western junction with Seven Sisters Road and Mirables which is located about a mile towards Niton, by Island Roads.
Geotechnical works to strengthen the road at the Undercliff, in the Niton / St Lawrence area is one of the first of 18 geotechnical schemes to maintain the road network being undertaken by Island Roads as part of the Highways PFI. In this area underlying clay foundations have caused frequent ground movement. Geotechnical work will be undertaken in three areas; In the vicinity of Undercliff Caravan Park and a property called Woodlands, the highway will be anchored by 25-metre steel cables driven through the clay strata into a more substantial layer of rock.
At a location above Hunts Road, more than 100 ten-metre concrete piles will be drilled into the rock to strengthen the highway
DIVERSION ROUTE: A3055 Undercliff Drive, Barrack Shute, Institute Hill, New Road, Starr Inn Road and Church Street, Rectory Road, Chatfield Road, Kemming Road, High Street (Whitwell), Ventnor RD, Whitwell Road, Gills Cliff Road, Castle Road, A3055 Steephill Road and Undercliff Drive.
SHORWELL:
Shorwell Shute will be closed from 6.30am until 6pm on approx. 3 to 5 days between Thursday 13 February and Monday 17 February 2014 from a point 110metres north of Newbarn Lane to a point 570 metres north of Newbarn Lane. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads.
The diversion route will be: B3323 Main Road, Farriers Way, Sandy Way, Presford Shute and Kingston Road, Kennels Lane, Berry Shute, Chillerton Street, New Road (Gatcombe), Whitcombe Road, Cedar Hill, B3323 High Street (Carisbrooke), Clatterford Road, and Bowcombe Road.
VENTNOR:
Whitwell Road (outside Bellevue). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 10.45am on Friday 24 January until 5pm on Friday 31 January 2014 for emergency gas main repair works Southern Gas Networks. Traffic delays will occur.
Rew Lane will be closed from 9am on Monday 6 January until approx. Friday 7 March 2014 between B3327 Clarence Road to a point 170 metres southwest of the junction with Mountfield Road (at the end of West Street). During the period of closure the alternative route for traffic will be; B3327 Clarence Road and High Street (Wroxall) and West Street. The closure is required for urgent carriageway repair works.
Bath Road. A one way restriction will be in operation from La Falaise car Park to Belgrave Road between 9am on Tuesday 29 October until approx. 9am on Monday 19 May 2014 due to the reduction in road for the protection to masonry at retaining wall R1074 above a property called Seacourt.
DIVERSION ROUTE: Belgrave Road, Zig Zag Road, Alpine Road, Church Street, Hambrough Road, Shore Hill, Esplanade and Bath Road.
Market Street will be closed from 6.30am until 6pm on Friday 7 February 2014 between High Street and Albert Street. The closure is required for carriageway resurfacing works by Island Roads. The one way restriction in Market Street will be temporarily suspended during the closure to allow access to businesses and premises. The diversion route will be: Albert Street, Pier Street and High Street.
WOOTTON:
A3054 Kite Hill (from Fishbourne Lane to High Street). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9.30am until 4pm on Thursday 13 February and if necessary on Friday 14 February 2014 for the replacement of Streetlights & lanterns by Island Roads. Traffic delays will occur.
A3054 Kite Hill/ High Street (At Wootton Bridge). Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 9am until 3.30pm on Thursday 6 February and Friday 7 February 2014 for safety barrier repair by Island Roads.Traffic delays will occur.
YARMOUTH:
B3401 Thorley Road (from Bouldnor Road to a point 360 metres south of Bouldnor Road). Temporary traffic lights were in operation between 9am on Wednesday 11 December until Friday 20 December 2013 and will be required from 9am on Monday 6 January until 6pm on Monday 3 March 2014 for High and Low Voltage electric cable laying works by HMC Plant Services Ltd for Southern Electric. Traffic delays will occur.
A3054 Tennyson Road / Bouldnor Road between The Common and The Viewpoint Car Park. A scheme to strengthen an unstable stretches of the A3054 highway started in November 2013 and should be completed by the end of April 2014. The project at Bouldnor Road is one of 18 geotechnical schemes to maintain the road network being undertaken by Island Roads as part of the Highways PFI.
The work will involve strengthening a 700-metre stretch of the highway between the Viewpoint Car Park and Yarmouth Green. 650 steel sheet piles will be driven up to 16 metres into the ground, a process called ‘soil nailing’ will also be used to stabilise the highway at the Yarmouth end of the scheme.
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation from 8am on Monday 4 November 2013 until 5pm on Monday 31 March 2014 at various locations between The Common and The Viewpoint Car Park.
Traffic delays will occur.
It will be necessary to close A3054 Bouldnor Road at times during part of March 2014 to enable the works to be completed. Further details will be given / advertised nearer the time.
Vehicles over 6ft 6in in width are advised to use an alternative route during the next few weeks due to the narrow road width.
A temporary clearway order to prevent vehicles from stopping on the carriageway, footway , verges and any lay-bys will be in operation in A3054 Bouldnor Road from a point 460 metres to the North East of Thorley Road junction to a point 160 metres to the West of Thorley Road junction and in B3401 Thorley Road from the junction with A3054 Bouldnor Road to a point 120 metres to the South East. This Order is required in the interests of road safety whilst carriageway stabilisation and repair works are undertaken. The order will be operation from 8am on Monday 4 November 2013 until 6pm on Wednesday 30 April 2014.
