NIGHT resurfacing work will restart later this month (June), says Island Roads.

Four more years of 'significant' activity is expected, as part of the 18 year-long Highways PFI contract with the Isle of Wight Council.

Island Roads says its most busy period is over, however, as it reveals a list of roads that are due to be resurfaced.

From late June, there will be crews working both day and night.

Night work

Work will get started at Garfield Road, Ryde, over two nights.

Other work will take place at:

  • Melville Street in Ryde
  • Hillside and Sea Street, Newport
  • Forest Road, Newport (between Snow’s Garage and Westwood Farm) 
  • Upper Road, Brading

Day work

Meanwhile, work carried out during the day in the next few weeks will be at:

  • Sun Hill, Cowes 
  • Corve Lane, Chale 
  • Grange Road and Orchard Road, East Cowes 
  • Royal Exchange and Mill Street, Newport
  • Well Lane in Brading
  • Moortown Lane in Brighstone

Information boards will be put out at all work locations in advance of work commencing.

"The work is significant and a great many residents will see the roads they live in and travel along upgraded"

- Steve Ashman, service director, Island Roads

Steve Ashman, Island Roads service director, said: “While we have continued to undertake highway maintenance work throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, we are now in a position to carefully step up our resurfacing activities in line with the latest Government advice

“This has followed sessions with our staff where we have looked at the importance of maintaining social distancing practices wherever possible, and we would also encourage the public to maintain social distancing where they encounter us working.

“Though the level of work will not be as intensive as we have seen in the last seven years, it is nevertheless significant and a great many residents will see the roads they live in and travel along upgraded in the coming period.

“Inevitably, road improvement work of this nature and scale may cause some local inconvenience so, once again, we would like to thank residents in advance for their co-operation and understanding.”