Connaught Road from its junction with York Avenue to its junction with Orchard Road for a distance of 80 metres to enable Southern Water to carry out emergency repairs.
The diversion will affect these streets: York Avenue, Victoria Grove, Mayfield Road, Oakfield Road, Connaught Road.
Diversion route(s) will be signed at the time of closure. Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the road is closed.
From 11:00 hours on 9th September 2020, for a maximum period of five days or until works are completed, whichever is sooner.
Now open as of 16:00.
If you have any queries regarding the above please contact Island Roads on 01983 822440.
Copies of all traffic orders may be viewed on the public notices website isleofwight.roadworks.org.
* Please note that the closure period of the order stated above is for legal reasons. In most scenarios, works are normally completed much sooner than the 5 or 21-day order. However, if the works do overrun, a new, updated order will be issued and published on Island Echo.
Planned works
For all the latest public notices, which includes planned road closures, traffic & travel information, head over to our dedicated Traffic & Travel page.
The Temporary Traffic Regulations Order (TTRO) page is updated weekly with the latest temporary traffic orders from Island Roads on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council.
Wait until ever more homes are built en masse on the Island, the water company then increases pressure in the existing pipework to meet demand, and even more old frail pipes will burst causing more disruption.