Last updated: 6.20pm
This page will be updated throughout the day with the latest travel information.
Jump to information about bus, train, cross-Solent service as well as the roads.
Road Closures
10:16 – Big Update
Mersley Down Road Closed due to dangerous conditions – Road will be ploughed this evening but will be closed for rest of day
Brading Down Road Closed due to Dangerous conditions
Castle Road, Carisbrooke Closed due to being blocked by abandoned vehicles
Calbourne Road from Calbourne to Betty Haunt Lane junction Closed due to Fallen trees
Ashey Road from Smallbrook Junction to Hare and Hounds Closed due to Dangerous conditions
West Street, Godshill Closed due to Dangerous conditions Reopened (11.39am)
High Street, Ventnor Impassable due to snow/ice
Church Street, Ventnor Impassable due to snow/ice
Cowleaze Hill, Shanklin Now passable but only with 4×4 due to snow/ice
Afton Road, Freshwater between School Green Road and the Military Road is closed due to ice
Coach Lane, Brading to Ashey Road is closed due to ice
Green Lane, Brading to Ashey Road is closed due to ice
West Lane, Brading to Ashey Road is closed due to ice
Freshwater Road, East of Tapnell Farm impassable, due to ice
Bus Services
School Services
* No school services will operate on Thursday 7 January 2010.
Southern Vectis Bus Services Route 2 Route 4 Route 5 Route 7 Route 9
Route 1
Newport Bus Station to Cowes Park Gates (Not Red Jet or Co-op)
Only operating via Round House to Cowes and via Park and Ride to Newport due to road conditions. Please join the bus in its direction of travel and travel ’round’ or change at Northwood Horseshoe Inn
Not operating to any formal timetable at this stage
Running a limited service on Route 2 from Newport and Ryde
Operating the normal route
Not operating to any formal timetable at this stage
Operating the normal route
Not operating to any formal timetable at this stage
Limited service from Newport
Operating via Fairlee Only (Not Staplers)
Not operating to any formal timetable at this stage
Update: 6.20pm Thursday
Southern Vectis inform us that some roads have iced up in the last few hours and so they are now only running the following routes:
Route 1
Newport Bus Station to Northwood Only
Route 5
Newport Bus Station to East Cowes but via York Avenue (not Adelaide Grove or Victoria Grove)
Route 9
Newport Bus Station to Ryde Town Only (Parish Church) and via Fairlee Only (Not Staplers)
**All other routes suspended**
Cross-Solent Travel
Red Funnel Car Ferry, WightLink and Hovertravel all report to be running as normal.
Red Jet is running an hourly service as follows:
Sailing from Southampton XX45
Sailing from West Cowes XX15
Due to the current weather conditions we are now running a one jet service for the rest of today (7th January 2010). Please see revised schedule below.
Southampton
14:45, 15:45, 16:45, 17:45, 18:45, 19:45 and then resumes normal timetable:
20:45, 21:45, 22:45 & 2345
West Cowes
14:15, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15, 18:15, 19:15 and then resumes normal timetable:
20:15, 21:15, 22:15, 23:15 & 0015
Island Line train
A far as we know, there’s a reduced service operating on Island Line train, at the following times
* 45 minutes past each hour from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin
* 15 minutes past each hour from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head
Island Line are hoping to be able return to a normal service later today – we’ll update you as soon as we know more.
