The local authority has issued details of this year’s Isle of Wight Festival traffic plan, with confirmation that Fairlee Road will become one-way from lunchtime next Wednesday. As usual, the main route for festival traffic from the East Cowes Red Funnel terminal will be up York Avenue and along Whippingham Road, where it will turn right onto East Cowes Road and into the festival car park. At busy times, traffic may be directed into the car park by going up to the Racecourse roundabout and then back and turning left into East Cowes Road. Festival-bound vehicles travelling from the Wightlink terminal at Fishbourne will be directed to the right onto Kite Hill, through Wootton, down Lushington Hill and right at the Racecourse roundabout and then left onto East Cowes Road and into the festival car park. Those needing access to Newport Quay will be required to use the bridge from Sea Street and avoid going through Seaclose Park. There will be a one-way system in place along Fairlee Road from lunchtime on Wednesday 19th June. All outbound traffic from Newport will be directed up Staplers Road. This will be removed during Monday 24th June – at some point in the afternoon – back to normal arrangements. 
If any of the entrances to the car parks are temporarily blocked, or an incident occurs on any of the roads being used by festival traffic, there are a number of diversion options where festival traffic can be temporarily ‘stacked’ away from the main roads and released into the network once the problem has been resolved. All being well, the Isle of Wight Council intends to run a revised Floating Bridge timetable. You can find out if the service is operational by visiting www.iwfloatingbridge.co.uk.
From Cowes
Thursday 20th June 2024 First Ferry: 05:00 | Last Ferry 00:20 Friday 21st June 2024 First Ferry: 05:00 | Last Ferry 01:20 Saturday 22nd June 2024 First Ferry: 05:00 | Last Ferry 01:20 Sunday 23rd June 2024 First Ferry: 06:30 | Last Ferry 01:20 Monday 24th June 2024 First Ferry: 05:00 | Last Ferry 00:20
From East Cowes
Thursday 20th June 2024 First Ferry: 05:10 | Last Ferry 00:10 Friday 21st June 2024 First Ferry: 05:10 | Last Ferry 01:10 Saturday 22nd June 2024 First Ferry: 05:10 | Last Ferry 01:10 Sunday 23rd June 2024 First Ferry: 06:40 | Last Ferry 01:10 Monday 24th June 2024 First Ferry: 05:10 | Last Ferry 01:10 People are also encouraged to look at the dedicated festival pages on the Isle of Wight Council website which contain important information about the road closures and diversions, including access to Seaclose Park and changes to council services, as information becomes available. The council asks that residents plan their routes carefully to avoid the designated festival traffic routes on the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday of the event — when traffic volumes will be their highest.
“All being well, the Isle of Wight Council intends to run a revised Floating Bridge timetable.”
…the revised timetable being, there is no floating bridge service?
Another reason to have a bridge from West Cowes to Cowes.
Please all you lot erase the fixed bridge concept …never ever going to happen give it up…
But we need a fixed bridge!
Still never ever going to happen..get over it..move on ..
What …same as last 20 years then…..
Sort out the Traffic going into the UNSAFE MCDONALD’S DRIVE THRU in RYDE
Who gives a Fcuk about the Fsstival
This island could not plan a P I S S up in a brewery
The Island is Run by Muppets
Old farts please don’t drive for everyone safety
I hate festival weekend…. Bad planning and execution. If the council had our lives in their hands, God help us all!!!!
Bundle of joy you are..
What a great story. The ‘vital details’ are the same as they are every other year. I feel well informed now.
Another year where the roundabout is still on the map.
One word sums up the “vital” plans, CHAOS.