Wightlink are advising customers to check ferry timetables if they are travelling overnight between Fishbourne and Portsmouth and leave extra time for their journey if they are heading for Yarmouth, as 2 major road improvement schemes get underway.
The cross-Solent operator will be operating a temporary overnight timetable for 5 weeks while Island Roads partially reconstruct and resurface Fishbourne Lane. There will be overnight weekday closures of Fishbourne Lane and traffic are controlled by temporary lights at other times.
Between Monday 30th September and Friday 1st November, Wightlink will cancel 1 overnight round-trip sailing each night between Monday and Thursday:
- 22:00 from Portsmouth
- 23:00 from Fishbourne
These sailings will carry foot passengers only:
- 23:59 from Portsmouth
- 01:00 from Fishbourne
The last Monday to Thursday sailings for customers with vehicles during this period will be:
- 20:00 from Portsmouth
- 21:00 from Fishbourne
The last Friday sailings for customers with vehicles during this period will be:
- 21:00 from Portsmouth
- 22:00 from Fishbourne
Extra sailings will be scheduled on the Lymington-Yarmouth route during closure periods (Monday-Friday).
They will be:
- 23:05 from Lymington
- 23:59 from Yarmouth
- 01:05 From Lymington
- 02:00 from Yarmouth
Roadworks at St Mary’s roundabout in Newport from Monday 30th September could cause some delays if you’re heading for Wightlink’s Yarmouth port.
Customers travelling to Yarmouth from Newport until Monday 4th November won’t be able to use Forest Road as it’ll be one-way only for eastbound drivers heading to Newport. Diversions to Yarmouth will be signed, but allow more time for your journey.
