Work To Refurbish Lake Footbridges To Begin In January

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 16:31

Two footbridges in Lake will be refurbished by Island Roads when work starts early in the new year.

The footbridges at Skew Bridge and Alresford Road will both be refurbished to ensure they are at the standards required by the Highways PFI contract - with work on both bridges scheduled to begin on January 12.

Skew Bridge will be taken down in sections and stripped back and repainted off-site before being re-assembled and brought back into use.

The footway surface will be replaced as part of the work.

Because there is more available space at its location, the work to Alresford Bridge will be done with the structure in situ.

This bridge will also be stripped back, repainted and any necessary repairs to the steel structure and concrete deck will be undertaken.

It's expected that a road closure on the main Shanklin to Lake road will be in place for a day while Skew Bridge is removed in sections and then a further day closure around five weeks later when the structure is re-assembled on site.

Work on Alresford footbridge will begin at the same time as Skew but last up to eight weeks.

As the work is being done while the bridge is in situ, no road closure is necessary but Island Roads is looking at solutions to ensure pedestrians are catered for while the bridge is out of use.

Jason Boulter, Island Roads project manager, said the work had been timed to coincide with improvement work being carried out by IslandLine during which trains were not running.

He said:

“While we are seeking to keep disruption to a minimum, it is unfortunately not possible to carry out these refurbishments without some localised inconvenience, particularly to bridge users.

“We are working with the IW Council examining ways of maintaining connectivity while the improvements take place and will keep the local community well informed of arrangements before and during the work.”

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Work To Refurbish Lake Footbridges To Begin In January

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