A scheme to improve the main road between Carisbrooke and Newport is scheduled to begin tomorrow (Thursday). The project will improve the surface of Carisbrooke Road at various locations between Cedar Hill and its junction with the High Street. The work will be undertaken over 20 working days (not including weekends) starting on Thursday (11th January). Deep excavations are required to address the underlying ground conditions that have caused the highway to deteriorate in some areas. Though this means the sites will be closed as through roads around the clock for the duration of the work period, the need for future maintenance should be reduced. Though Carisbrooke Road will be closed as a through route, pedestrian access will be maintained as will access to residents as long as it is safe to do so. The scheme has been split into 4 phases to minimise disruption. The start date has also been revised as a consequence of the recent weather and the impact that this has had on the wider programme. The new schedule, which remains subject to change, is as follows:
- Phase 1 – between Cedar Hill and Wellington Road from January 11 for 2 working days.
- Phase 2 – between Wellington Road and Recreation Ground Road for 3 working days.
- Phase 3 – between Trafalgar Road and Drill Hall Road for 10 working days.
- Phase 4 – between Drill Hall Road and Pyle Street for 5 working days.
An Island Roads spokesperson has said:
“We hope that by dividing the work into four phases we will be able to keep local disruption to a minimum. “We do know however that work of this nature in a busy location will inevitably have some impact on road users and residents and we would like to thank them in advance for their understanding and co-operation.”
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The work is part of a busy start to 2024 for Island Roads which is seeking to undertake as much work as possible outside of the main summer season when the roads are busier to reduce overall disruption including to the visitor economy. A webpage featuring the latest updates on the scheme is accessible via the home page of Island Roads’ website www.islandroads.com
Couldn’t this have been done during half term,
come on island roads a little forward thinking wouldn’t go amiss!!
Island roads and think in the same sentence lol
While your there can you double yellow the whole lot, ridiculous trying to get through that rd.
The yellow advance warning sign in the picture states that the works start on the 11th January 2024 and end on the 12th January 2024. That is one day not 20.
Dont bother be as crap again 6 months later..
Why do they omit the stretch between Recreation Ground Road and Trafalgar Road?