Update: Statement from Captiva Homes on Horsebridge Hill roadworks

Statement from Captiva Homes on Horsebridge Hill roadworks 

We recognise the roadworks on Horsebridge Hill are continuing to cause disruption and inconvenience to residents and businesses, for which we apologise.  We continue to work with Island Roads, the Council and other stakeholders to ensure this is minimised as much as possible.  We are pleased to report that the works are being delivered in line with the agreed schedule and remain on track to be completed during the week commencing 4 July.  This will facilitate the first Island families moving into their new homes this summer. 

On site, road widening and kerbing installation has now been completed; traffic signal ducting and the new water main have been installed (the latter will reduce future work for Southern Water in the area).

Planned works in the week ahead will see base tarmac laid to road and footpaths, installation of ducts and sockets to the northbound carriageway and commencement of entrance works to the Three Oaks development.

The diversion of northbound traffic from Newport to Cowes saw a 4-minute increase in average journey times last week (2.6.25 to 6.6.25, from 16mins to 20 mins).  This does not tell the full story as the closure of Middle Road for planned utility works last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings plus road traffic accidents in the Newport area caused significant delays.

Southern Vectis bus services continue to run a full daytime service (between 06.00 – 20.00) from Newport to Cowes and southbound travel from Cowes to Newport continues to flow smoothly throughout the day.

All businesses in the area remain open with access via the diversion.

Important changes to the traffic management plans are scheduled in the coming weeks, details below;

Isle of Wight Festival week

• All works on Horsebridge Hill will cease and traffic will return to two-way along Horsebridge Hill from 20.00 on Tuesday 17 June to 20.00 on Monday 23 June
• The current one-way system and diversion will be re-instated from 20.00 on Monday 23 June
• Traffic from Nicholson Street will have north and southbound access from Monday 23 June

Two weekend road closures are required to facilitate foul sewer connections and road surfacing;

• Full closure from 20.00 Friday 27 June to 06.00 Monday 30 June
• Full closure from 20.00 Friday 4 July to 06.00 Monday 7 July

During the two weekend closures the current diversion route will operate for north and south bound traffic.  To facilitate the diversion route there will be a clearway order for both sides of Pallance Road for the length, the 3 way temporary lights will remain on the Whitehouse Road/Corf Road junction and there will also be 4 way lights installed on Forest Road/Whitehouse Road junction to make it safer for vehicles emerging from Whitehouse Road.