Island Roads have assured residents of Ventnor that scheduled work in the town across 2 different schemes will not be completed at the same time, despite fears to the contrary.
As previously reported by Island Echo, plans are afoot to undertake remedial works in the seaside town at The Graben, on Newport Road. This will cut Upper and Lower Ventnor in half for up to 3 weeks.
However, there are also plans to carry out works at Gills Cliff Road, prompting locals to fear of travel chaos.
Work to maintain and resurface the road at The Graben is set to be carried out across 10 to 15 shifts at some point between 4th November and 16th December, with a 24-hour closure in place throughout.
At Gills Cliff Road, Island Roads are to improve a section of road between Ocean View Road and Whitwell Road, in a project set to last for 3 weeks.
Island Roads are still not sure when exactly they will be closing Newport Road but they say that it will not be at the same time as the Gills Cliff Road scheme, which gets underway on Monday (7th November).
A spokesperson from Island Roads has said:
“At Gills Cliff Road, we are improving a section of road at various locations between Ocean View Road and Whitwell Road in a project that is scheduled to last three weeks, however if it becomes necessary to close Newport Road during this time, then these works will be suspended and the road will be opened.
Article continues below this advertisement “We are mindful of the impact work has on residents so we do plan our schemes carefully in order to minimise inconvenience. We can assure residents that the projects at the Newport Road (The Graben) and in Gills Cliff Road will not be undertaken at the same time.”
Why don’t they bridge this fault which was proposed years ago and never done?
Never ever heard the term the Graben for area by chippy before. Can some one please enlighten me. Thanks
2 4 6 8 never to late me and island echo up all night
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