One of the busiest roads on the Isle of Wight will be partially closed for 3 nights next week, as Island Roads carry out improvement works.
It has been confirmed that 2 sections of Fairlee Road in Newport are to be improved in night-time work carried out by Island Roads, starting Tuesday (2nd June).
The first site is at the junction with the link road to the dual carriageway, and the second site is near Hillside.
Work will be carried out between 19:30 and the early hours of the following morning on 2nd, 3rd and 4th June.
During the works, a road closure of Fairlee Link Road and a temporary one-way system on Fairlee Road (north to south) will be in place between Fairlee Service Station and Snooks Hill. Traffic travelling towards East Cowes and Ryde will be diverted via Staplers, while access to local properties will be maintained.
An Island Roads spokesperson said:
“By working at night, we are aiming to reduce inconvenience to road users and we hope that this essential work will be delivered with minimal disruption.”
The spokesperson added it was not feasible to undertake this work during the recent Fairlee Road closure for utility works. This was because doing so would have left residents living between both worksites unable to drive to and from their homes because of the 2 road closures.
“The spokesperson added it was not feasible to undertake this work during the recent Fairlee Road closure for utility works. This was because doing so would have left residents living between both worksites unable to drive to and from their homes because of the 2 road closures.”
What an absolute load of b*ll*cks…
a. they have just stared that during the works there will be a one-way system in place..
So, with Fairlee road closed (and therefore only traffic would have been those residents), they could have easily made that 2-way with traffic lights.
b. the residents (living between both worksites) could have accessed that section of Fairlee road, via Seaclose & The Quay.
It is a known fact they couldn’t organise a p*ss up in a
brewery!
Are they installing speed cameras and speed humps!
IF NOT, WHO CARES!!
I think you should get the doctor to check the dosage of your lithium ..
you definitely seem to be getting worse .. perhaps an increased dose would help
Yay!! About time they actually worked overnight!! Other countries do this as a matter of course. Our stupid Council never uses their full powers. Unless they’re stealing money off the tax payer!!
Let’s hope the shirkers work and are not milking it
for the overtime rates.
Let’s face it Island Roads operatives are not overworked
my guess is they will sit in their vehicles all day to save some
energy for the night work.
The truth hurts.