Controversial work to improve connectivity and public amenity space on Ryde Esplanade is to enter a new phase next week.
From tomorrow (Monday), work on Ryde Interchange site will be extending to create both a new vehicular access to the pier and also a new shared use footway/cycleway alongside Western Gardens.
This work will mean there will be some small temporary adjustments for traffic using St Thomas’ Street and for pedestrians accessing Western Gardens. However, the works will not prevent the forthcoming summer events including the Ryde Carnival, the Tour of Britain and Isle of Wight Scooter rally from taking place.
Until September, the lower section of St Thomas’ Street between the car park and the Esplanade will be one-way. Traffic will be able to travel up St Thomas’ Street as normal but traffic coming down the hill will only be able to go as far as (and including) the lower St Thomas’ Street car park. Therefore, cars wanting to access Ryde Pier and the Esplanade will have to use Union Street. There will also be a short, temporary, diversion in place for people wishing to access Western Garden from the east (pier, bus station, Hovertravel etc.).
While work is ongoing, pedestrians will not be able to access the garden by walking along the current footway on the northern (seaside) section of the Esplanade. Instead, they will have to cross the road at the existing pedestrian crossing outside The King Lud and then cross again at the foot of Union Street to get to Western Gardens, which is also where the temporary toilets are located. The gardens will still be accessible from the usual approaches to the west. These arrangements will also be in place until September.
There will be a short overlap between the completion of the current work at the Rose Gardens and Ryde Superbowl and the start of the new phase at Western Gardens and these works will be completed later this month.
What is this word “WORK” you use mean? Every time I go past there nothing is happening. No one is to be seen. So what is this ‘work’ then? We need to know.
Typical, forget about those with a hidden disability!!! I’m colour blind so the two lines with arrows look identical to me and no doubt many others. 🙁
Perhaps successive Governments have suffered a similar disease. Would explain a lot
I’m quite impressed with what they have done so far to be honest. I never thought at the time they would be putting drainage in as well as pipes for electric cables. I was worried about the tree’s but the lads said they won’t be touched.
A inconvenience for the few, i know, but time will tell..
DON’T FIX IT IF IT AINT BROKE !
All part of the plan to make car use as difficult as feasible until only the important people are left to drive on congestion free highways whilst us plebs are shoe horned into public transport until driverless electric cabs are here for the masses.
They need full 5g capability before that’s feasible hence Government backed Wightfibre assisted costs
what has wightfibre got to do with 5G?
Ok, so where are all the scooterists going to park next month ?? Although they illegally always parked up on the green, ignoring the sign that said NO MOTOR VEHICLES..
Isle of Wight Pride (15th to 17th July) will not be affected either but I notice that DT hasn’t listed that. I wonder why.
Isle of Wight Pride (15th to 17th July) will not be affected either but I notice that DT hasn’t listed that. I wonder why.
Isle of Wight Pride (15th to 17th July) will not be affected either but I notice that DT hasn’t listed that. I wonder why.
Echo
NOBODY CARES PUMPKIN………good luck with your quest x.
It isn’t the work which is controversial. The controversy relates to the council’s behaviour around public consultation.
The world is in one of its worst financial positions of all time, yet IW Council are wasting money on this project, so much more could have been done with this money in such times.
Yes like building a tunnel !!! If ever this island needed to be evacuated… how would they get 140, 000 people off quickly ??
But there’s only 40k left during the winter.
But they haven’t finished the other bits yet!! Keep adding phases which makes the area more and more of an undesirable place to holidaymakers and locals alike. Finish something!!!!!
Getting rid of all the hotels and turning them into flats, should deter a few holidaymakers..