Roadworks for new pub roundabout

Damned annoying for those if us living in Merrie Gardens. Would be an idea if they could have some access through Spithead industrial estate for us, otherwise it's a **** long way to Morrisons! Plus I have got a ferry to catch in East Cowes tomorrow morning but hopefully we might still get through then.

So, who's paying for all this work? Marstons?? and is there anything in it for us locals who now have to use extra petrol & time to divert for the next 5 month's?

Transfer the appointment to Bournemouth and get a boat from the end of Shanklin Pier? .. ;-)

Hi Mike, might be your safest bet,don't forget Newport Road from Cowes is messed up as well if your're going that way! Let's see if they do their usual trick and **** up the diverted routes around the road works as well. Lake has'nt long been finished from last time they calved it up. At least I suppose there is one consolation, they're not doing while the grockells are still here!

Graham, I live on the Shanklin side of Lake and have to go to St Mary's Hospital on Tuesday. I feel that I should leave home on Monday morning and take the following route. Shanklin, Ventnor, Niton, Military Road, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Ferry to Lymington, up to Southampton where I stay overnight, then Red Funnel to East Cowes, Floating Bridge to Cowes and down to St Mary's from there.

Should I leave on Sunday do you think?

Only the Isle of Wight Council could arrange two lots of major road works in the same area at the same time. By the time this lot tails back traffic to join the works at Newport Road/Lake traffic lights works, the whole area will be gridlocked up Lake Hill and Sandown Road and back into Apse Heath. What a complete and utter balls up!

Why are they starting it now and not in the Spring? ;-)

Will it be as big as the one to gain entrance to Pan Meadows estate?

There are plenty of locations desperate for a roundabout: why this proposed pub?

Hoorah for Highways!!

Oh my, lets hope people know how to use this roundabout!

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