Main road to be shut for seven weeks

By Suzanne Pert

Monday, September 17, 2012

 

A MAIN road out of Cowes is to be closed for seven weeks so sewerage pipes can be laid to the new Aldi supermarket, being constructed beside BAE Systems.

The closure, which will start in the next couple of weeks, will mean no through traffic will be permitted on the road from Northwood Garage to the Somerton roundabout and to the reservoir on Newport Road, although access will be permitted to homes and businesses.

Signs were erected by the contractors working on the site last weekend but these were removed by the Isle of Wight Council.

Peter Hayward, council manager for highways and transport, said: "While we have agreed the principle of such a closure, the details have yet to be confirmed and therefore the signs, which were put up prematurely, have been taken down.

"Once the details have been finalised, the closure will be advertised," said Mr Hayward. He expected the work to start in the week beginning September 24.

Reporter: suep@iwcpmail.co.uk

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by Jon Smith

19th September 2012, at 08:33:47

I think its from the 24th September, actually, so less than a week's notice, and yes, the signs are still a handwritten scrawl and hard to read!
Why on earth haven't they planned this better, and split the works to two periods, one each side of the Somerton roundabout so that the whole top end of Newport Road doesn't have to be closed off and people can use Three Gates road instead of having to drive all the way around via Park Road?

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by Lisa Warder

18th September 2012, at 13:06:05

I have just withnessed the contractors putting up handwritten signs, stating the works will be from 24th October for 10 Weeks. Your article states 7 weeks so which is it?

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by Steve Laser

17th September 2012, at 16:03:44

I hope the signs that are used next time are better than the hand scrawled rubbish that was used last time. Black felt tip pen on yellow boards that were totaly unprofessional and almost impossible to read. What a way to warn of a 7 week closure of a section of a busy Island main road. If moneys that tight lets hope they use better surface dressing than the last lot on Newport road or it will be shut again.

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by G Day

17th September 2012, at 15:58:55

If ROBERT SMITH even used the road then he would have noticed the signs put in place by the contractors (and then intelligently removed by the council) that were there for about two weeks previous.

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by ROBERT SMITH

17th September 2012, at 15:22:51

Typical example of the council giving us AS MUCH notice as posable when a major road is GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR SEVEN WEEKS? GREAT LESS than a week........! Oh we it is the ISLE of WIGHT CONCIL we are lucky they gave us this much......

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