Island Roads

Shanklin road improvement work starts soon

Carriageway strengthening work to sections of Victoria Avenue in Shanklin is to begin later this month. The work, which will improve six sections of the busy highway, is scheduled to last ten working shifts starting on July 14. As the strengthening work is likely to result in deeper excavations. Work will include some deeper than […]

Ryde Transport Interchange project scoops award

Island Roads work on the Ryde Transport Interchange has won a coveted highways industry award. The project scooped the Creating Better Places Award at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Annual Awards Ceremony at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel. The Creating Better Places Award recognises how outstanding design and implementation of schemes in towns, cities […]

Cement Mills Viaduct (Cowes-Newport cycletrack)

Update November 12 2025 This scheme has been delivered as per the schedule. We would like to thank the travelling public for their support during the project. Further details of the scheme are below. This page contains information on the developing plans to replace the entire deck of Cement Mills Viaduct, a vital […]

Major cycletrack upgrade planned for Autumn

Plans are being developed to replace the entire deck of the Cement Mills Viaduct, a vital section of the Cowes to Newport Cycletrack. Under the work, Island Roads will replace nearly 100 panels that are now nearing end of life with new highly durable decking that is designed to be widely recyclable. The seven-week project […]

Island Roads thanks residents after improvement works

Island Roads is thanking road users, businesses and residents at the end of an intensive programme of road improvement work. The three-week programme of surface dressing finished this week subject to some final sweeping, snagging and road marking and road stud (cat’s eye) replacement work. During the programme, more than 17 kilometres of road – […]

Medina Way (dual carriageway) works

A major maintenance scheme to replace key structural components on the Medina Way Bridge in Newport will take place from this September. This page will be updated to contain the latest information on the work. Scheduled to start in mid-September and last for five-and-a-half months, the project will involve removing and replacing 16 bridge bearings, […]

Major bridge maintenance planned for September

Island Roads are preparing for a major maintenance scheme to replace key structural components on the Medina Way Bridge in Newport. Scheduled to start in mid-September and last for five-and-a-half months, the project will involve removing and replacing 16 bridge bearings, which are crucial for the bridge’s safe operation. The duration of the project is […]

Island Roads’ Spring highway improvement programme begins

Island Roads is preparing to deliver another programme of highway improvement works across the Island this spring. The programme of surface dressing has been agreed following analysis of road surveys and is designed both to increase skid resistance and to seal the carriageway surface, preventing water ingress, which is the major cause for potholes forming. […]

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Island Roads’ gritters keep routes safe through winter season

Island Roads’ gritters made 40 runs depositing 830 tonnes of salt on the network during the ‘official’ 2024/25 winter maintenance season. That compares to 32 runs using nearly 479 tonnes of salt the previous season. Though the number of runs was up on the previous season, the figures point to a comparatively mild season with […]

Four people in a radio studio holding a giant cheque for £6,600 for The 4Ps Vectis Radio Training. Microphone in foreground.

Still time to apply for foundation funding as film shows benefits

There is still time to apply for grant support from Island Roads’ Isle of Wight Foundation. And to encourage local charities and not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding, Island Roads has produced a short film featuring two previous recipients of funding. In the film The Alzheimer’s Café in Cowes and Vectis Radio’s 4Ps programme tell […]