A landslide has occurred on Undercliff Drive in Ventnor over the weekend, leaving just a metre of the carriageway behind and restricting access to properties.
A section of the notoriously unstable road has collapsed between Niton and Ventnor and has meant that residents are unable to leave their properties until measures are put in place.
The collapse has taken place within the existing road closure that is active until April, at the same location of a previous landslide that resulted in traffic lights being installed.
This latest incident comes as the majority of Undercliff Drive between Niton and Seven Sisters Road is under a six-month road closure to allow for a major £1million road stability scheme road to prevent it from collapsing after movements in the ground over the past couple of years.
Island Echo understand that the collapsed section of carriageway is due geotechnical works in the next couple of months.
