The project to rebuild and re-open Belgrave Road in Ventnor has been shortlisted for another national industry award.
The work – delivered by Island Roads with local companies Stoneham Construction and Corefix alongside international engineering consultants Atkins – has been shortlisted for the best project award in the 2023 Ground Engineering Awards, the winners of which will be announced in London in July.
The rebuild of the Belgrave Road supporting wall and highway followed its partial collapse in 2020 following a period of heavy and sustained rainfall. Survey work ahead of the rebuild was shortlisted for a Ground Engineering Award in 2021.
Jason Boulter, senior project manager in Island Roads’ structures team said:
“Given the challenges posed by such a unique location, this was a very complex project so we are delighted to have been shortlisted for another award.
“It is especially pleasing that we were able to work alongside two local companies – as well as the world-leading Atkins team – in delivering this bespoke solution to the local community.”
The Belgrave Road work was undertaken on behalf of Isle of Wight Council as part of the Highways PFI contract.
An award? They should all be put in prison for gross mismanagement of funds. Often there would be about twenty men sitting around doing very little or watching 1 man dig a hole. It took them three years to repair less that 200 meters of road. Pedestrians generally walk in the road now because the pavement is so narrow. And I suspect that the land fault is of their own making as it occurred a short time after they replaced some railings knock down by a drunk driver.
Iv been watching these people do this re enforcement to the cliff, amazing engineering to say the least. You should have gone and had a look and chat with them and you would understand why 3 years was good going.
And i think you will find it wasn’t island bodge roads that did the work.
Its funny how people actually have no clue as to what they know and dont know, island roads didnt know how to fix this and then sub contract to stoneham construction and then sub contracted this to the company I work for who knew how to do this type of work, but we didnt get an award..lol..and island echo get our names wrong aswell , still thanks for the recognition..
Numbnut comments – what civil engineering background have you got.
What’s the award for “most time taken to repair a road”
The fella with the hard hat on is a trooper out in all weathers very nice to talk to and a kind understanding accommodating man.
He deserves a award
But the suits well ill stop there
Let them have a go at the undercliff drive you never know they may be successful there!
They have done a really nice job, can you guys help island roads fix the road in upper Ventnor just past the chip shop? It’s just about to cave in AGAIN. Big dip appeared in the last week.
Only one 2 complaints. 1. The wall is far too high, why didn’t they put railings there instead? 2. There are no holes left for the Ventnor lizards.
My cheap rapid, and environmentally suggestion was refuted on here, just because I am a woman.
Yet Gabion cages would have been cheap, safe, no CO 2 like cement, and living spaces for the lizards and plant life.
But would have been fast, cheap to do, hence the Council didn’t choose that option.
SEE that I am correct
Are you a civil engineer with specialist knowledge of that type of work??
There are many Companies trading as Civil Engineers on the Island,
many of them could not even spell the word.
Wouldn’t last very long in t he salt air. Once the cages rusted through, all the rocks would fall out and the job woul d have to be done again. Anyhow who wants a heap of ugly gabion overlooking a beautiful sea front?
And u think gabian baskets would hold the pressure of all the land above, no dont think so has nothing to do with being a woman you arent a structual engineer are you?
No evidence that they refuted your suggestion beacuse you are a wommen, that is wrong to say.
Gabions are okay, but not deisgned for this purpose due to the underlying geology. The point of the wall and its underlying structure is to ensure public saftey. The last thing engineers want is for a cage or rocks to give way due to rotation and damage other property etc.
Cheap and fast will produce poor results…we know that. Sometimes, it is best to take the longer route, especially with an issue so complex (due to the geology/weight loading etc). It has to be perfect otherwise it is dangerous.
Also to Joe, why does it matter that the wall is ‘too hight’ for your liking? Looks better than a metal barrier you find on an A road.
You are correct, not because you are a woman but it is logical. The amount of pollution made as a result of tarmac cement all the machinery needed the whole process. And not to mention the fact that it’ll be in the sea in 10 years is apparently irrelevant.
Clearly this awards body doesn’t realise that anything involving Island Roads is poorly done and won’t last twelve months.
They did what they were paid to do and now they want a medal? I think we should clap for them once a week instead…. possibly.
Looks good in the picture, but if Island Roads have touched it, it won’t last a year.
I would not trust them to build Sandcastle.
To IE Editor, put a note in the diary to have a look in 6 months and see how the road is doing. Still worth a medal then? Going on the rest of the Island roads, no chance. Maybe the two posers pictured would care to be present then as well. 10 October 2023 then.
I would suggest it is more to do with the area. If you wanted something that didn’t degrade, you’d have to build a megastructure. Now that would be costly. All to do with the geology, it is that simple. Of course it will migrate and degrade in six months
Not an easy job for sure, stop moaning, they did it. There was a lot more work than you all seem to realise.
Well done to all concerned, now we know they can repair roads can’t wait for them to sort out Fairlee rollacoaster road before I lose the suspension entirely in my car.
Fairlee road is a lovely smooth ride compared to many others!!
They should see the rest of the island
Have sitefibre been along to dig it all up yet??
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369307/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Road-repaired-SIX-days-destroyed.html
Suggest they take a look at this. 6 days to repair this road after the Japan earth quake and Tsunami!