The main road between Shanklin and Ventnor is to be closed later this morning (Monday) so that essential tree safety work can be carried out, with disruption expected for the next 2 weeks.
The road closure will allow the National Trust to carry out work on trees that have been affected by ash dieback disease and pose a risk to public safety.
Island Roads has also brought forward some of its planned tree safety work so that it can be carried out under the same road closure to minimise disruption for road users.
The National Trust will be working at Luccombe Copse while Island Roads undertakes work near Smuggler’s Haven, with Island Roads’ work scheduled to last 5 days and the National Trust’s up to 2 weeks. The road will be closed between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday and open to traffic outside these times and at weekends.
Island Roads is scheduled to carry out further tree safety works at Cowleaze Hill from Monday 28th February with a road closure in place for up to 5 days.
Dave Wallis, Operations Manager at Island Roads said:
“We are grateful to the National Trust for allowing us to co-ordinate our works with theirs in order to minimise disruption. Unfortunately, a significant number of trees have been affected by ash dieback and pose a risk to public safety. It is important that we remove these – and any other trees – which could fall into the highway and that the work is carried out ahead of the bird nesting season.”
So why a further closure? Get on and do the work NOW. Stop mucking us around.
Excellent timing and forward planning…
Scheduled throughout the half-term holiday period!!
Should have either been done by now, or postponed until after the school break!
Does no-one have a modicum of common sense when it comes to Public Works on this Island?
And now there are traffic lights at the bottom of Victoria Avenue shanklin so they can trim the trees there as well