Motorists are being advised to take extra care on the Island’s roads as torrential downpours have led to flooding this morning (Tuesday), with Island Line trains also now suspended.
Surface water and large puddles are stretching across the carriageway in a number of known locations including the Esplanade at Ryde, Great Preston Road and Beaper Shute. There is also significant flooding at Rowborough Lane and Coach Lane in Brading.
Avenue Road in Sandown has been closed in both directions between Perowne Way and The Broadway due to flooding. There is also a closure in place on Harding Shute on the outskirts of Ryde.
On the railway, Island Line trains have been suspended until at least midday due to flooding affecting the track – thought to be in the Smallbrook area.
Further downpours are expected as the week goes on, with strong winds also heading our way on Wednesday into Thursday. A new yellow weather warning for rain has been issued – https://www.islandecho.co.uk/yet-more-rain-on-its-way-with-new-weather-warning-issued-for-the-isle-of-wight/.
Despite this, muppets will still go out and clog up the roads even more causing chaos. Society no longer has the ability to adapt. Lol.
Some people have to go out.
Not true, always a choice. Lol
How strange that since Island Roads did work on Avenue Road in Sandown that it floods constantly.
Even when Morton Common is flood free, Avenue Road gets closed constantly.
Hmm….
Halfway down Church Road in Binstead, water comes UP out of one of the so called “drains”.
It’s always flooded on Avenue Road it’s not a new thing even before island roads carried out their work. The problem lies with all of our outdated drainage systems not physically able to cope with the sheer volumes of water we get in one hit
Tarmac the railway and run battery shuttle buses, save a fortune will be more reliable, less trained staff, no expensive high voltage lines to maintain and cyclists could use the whole thing too.
”but its not a train”, thats because we have moved on, go the the excellent Havenstreet railway for a fix if needed.
Tarmac and buses… if only that had been thought of before…
Are you stuck on repeat?
Do you just copy and paste this same statement everytime Island Line is mentioned? Change the record. Your statement continues to be completely unsupported. “Battery shuttle buses” lol. Ridiculous. Also if you genuinely believe the “excellent” steam railway is more efficient and requires less labour, I suggest you do more research.
Look forward to your next copy and paste statement.
Actually electric buses work very well. London has had them for a numbe of yes.
As you seem so deluded, just to remind you that tarmac doesn’t allow water through it, tarmac sends it somewhere else. Railway lines and ballast allow water to penetrate the ground, just like a field
Goose,
I never hinted or suggested the Steam railway was more efficient or less labour needed.
YOU missed the point, I meant, for those who for whatever reason can’t bear the thought of NOT having a train on the Island, they can always go to Havenstreet to gain their fix of nostalgia.
don’t believe it,
I never suggested tarmac allowed water to penetrate and that chunks of gravel prevented the flow of water.
YOU missed the point in your speed of wishing to diss my post.
I was referring to the fact that an electric battery bus can be driven through shallow water, and does not rely on so many ‘key’ personal to run it, ie signal staff, track maintenance etc, than an high voltage railway train.
So you are both wrong
Still deluded, as there’s many parts of the line that wouldn’t permit 2 buses to pass due to health and safety. Your hatred for the railway continues, and you can carry posting your rubbish, because island echo allows it. Have you seen an electric vehicle catch fire? A bus will seat around 60, train is over 80. Which is quicker? How do we get lithium batteries? Where are these batteries going to be disposed off? Go on, please do enlighten us, and the government at the same time
Hire a couple of the steam railway’s engines. They can bore through anything.
Someone please remind me has anybody seen the drains cleaned out in the last 12 months, I certianly have not.
New housing don’t help all clogging up old network off drains
If they swept the roads as much as they use to do and on a regular basis and then taught the young people to pick up their litter, then maybe they’ll be less flooding.
Yeah still aint seen anyone clean in the drains but a council tax would go up