Journey data provided by Captiva Homes shows that delays on the troublesome Cowes diversion route have steadily improved during the first week of a new one-way system.
As previously reported by Island Echo, a 2-month-long one-way system is in place on Newport Road between Nicholson Street and Partridge Road to allow for junction improvements and utility works linked to the Three Oaks housing development.
From 12th May until 4th July, all traffic heading into Cowes is diverted via Forest Road, Whitehouse Road, Rolls Hill and Pallance Road. The road remains open in the Newport direction, and parking is suspended on Pallance Road to ease traffic flow.
The longest delay was recorded at 08:02 on Monday, with a journey taking 47 minutes due to a waste collection vehicle during peak hours.
Since then, travel times have improved. Between 07:30 and 09:30, the average diversion time was 19 minutes. Across all 55 tracked journeys, the weekly average was 15.58 minutes.
Captiva says they have tracked a total of 55 journeys so far.
Daily averages:
- Monday: 16.53 minutes
- Tuesday: 15.51 minutes
- Wednesday: 16.34 minutes
- Thursday: 15.40 minutes
- Friday (so far): 14.20 minutes
Additional traffic lights installed at Whitehouse Road on Wednesday evening are thought to have helped ease delays.
Prior to the closure, the Newport to Cowes journey averaged 6.5 minutes. This means the diversion has added less than 10 minutes on average throughout the week.
Tasks already completed includes; excavation of carriageway northbound and southbound commenced, southbound footpath vegetation cut back to verge with Island Roads permission to allow improved disabled road crossings, tree works southbound and waste removed from site.
Works are due to finish by 4th July, with traffic expected to return to normal for the Isle of Wight Festival weekend.
Well, Captiva wouldn’t admit to causing major problems or financial hardship would they and the Council will endorse everything they say.
Unfortunately money talks and ballsh*t walks.
Captiva are only concerned about money,
not people.
Their directors would not move into their
rabbit hutches.
They live in dream homes.
Yes, but look at the magnificent queue waiting for the floating bridge in East Cowes, nearly long enough to stop cars getting down York Avenue to access the Red Funnel car park. Well done.
What is like in “Cowes” Cowes.
let’s hope it’s worth it for a few Jerry built rabbit hutches.
The unnesseccary congestion is causing more
pollution, Ed won’t be pleased, but then let’s
be honest, apart from the Grass, what is green about
the island!
Full of dirty diesel and petrol vehicles
Lol
Craptiva are spoiling the Island greedy developers 1 even advertised in his Rnli uniform greedy despicable people who don’t really care about the Island. Maybe brown envelopes between council & craptiva.