The final phase of work to replace the traffic lights at Coppins Bridge in Newport gets underway today (Monday), bringing more significant disruption to the county town.
3 sets of signals at Fairlee Road/Fairlee Link Road, Staplers Road/Snooks Hill and Medina Way/Fairlee Link Road will all be upgraded in this final phase.
To enable the works to take place, temporary lights are being put in place that will be manually controlled at peak times. There will also be a temporary pedestrian crossing on Fairlee Link Road.
The main impact on traffic will be the closure of Fairlee Road between Fairlee Link Road and the Staplers Road junction for the duration of work, between 21st February and 11th March. Traffic entering Snooks Hill/Coppins Bridge from the Whippingham/Wootton/Ryde area will need to use the official diversion via Staplers.
To assist traffic flows, the lights at the junction of Staplers/top of Snooks Hill will be turned off.
The Link Road will be open as usual for traffic wanting to enter the dual carriageway (towards Cowes and the West Wight) from the Whippingham/Wootton/ Ryde areas.
The official diversion for traffic leaving Coppins Bridge for the Whippingham/Wootton/Ryde areas will be via Staplers.
Island Roads currently plan for the upgrade to finish on Friday 11th March.
They love to spread out the pain!!
I’m not sure island roads have figured out that more paid labour watching doesn’t get the job done quicker…
If it wasn’t government funded the company would have gone busy a long time ago!!!
Not justice for the tax payer
Yep, AND Wight fibre !
Lets see spending all this money will ease the conjestion at coppins bridge ,or are I.O.W council hoping that the traffic has ease ,this will give the Council excuse to put 1000 houses on Camp hill Site
Total shambles,nothing to show for the money spent only more delays.since lights on copins Bridge roundabout have been changed there are more delays.
No wander our council tax continues to rise.