Council close to finalising PFI deal

Lol at the censorship!

David makes a very good point. Is now an ideal time to also look at accident blackspots such as the Fighting ****s crossroads and investigate whether it's speed or the layout that are the cause. Or both. I think a roundabout could help, but a "proper" one that encourages motorists to slow down and observe. Mini roundabouts are worse than useless. Either people fly through or over them or sit there looking at each other!

Now is the time to review speed limits on the Island. Every week we see serious accidents and too many deaths. New traffic signs will be installed as part of the PFI agreement,so let's lower speed limits now. The new flat roads will encourage speeding as some people will use these as a racetrack.

this awful council doesn't have £7million a year to pay to this every year. They only ever averaged £3.5 million a year on the roads, the rest of the money being used to sure up other causes which must now be sold off to finance our roads ( privatisation of IOW Care facilities)

Take it this means thay have stopped spreading the 'untruth' that this is all a grant and there is nothing to pay back....shame on them

WOW. Does this mean in 25years time that there will be no potholes.? are the council engaging a PROPER ROAD ENGINEERING COMPANY THAT USE GENUINE HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS that doesnt melt or crumble in a heatwave or sub zero canditions??? lets wait and see.

Oh dear :-((

and just what sort of c o c k up will come out of this?

What tales of doom and gloom in time to come?

TWENTY FIVE YEARS!!!!! My word that's a lot of back pockets to be filled.

BTW, can someone please tell me why Shanklin High Street HAS to have these road works ............ wait a minute, has anyone actually seen anyone W.O.R.K.I.N.G.? ................ anyway, why do these "works" HAVE to be done in the Summ...... (stupid word) ..... August when the Island is flat out on welcoming tourists?

(I feel a statement coming from Captain Mainwairing)

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