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Our Travel section is the place to check for fast and accurate travel updates from all the ferry companies, bus, train and hovercraft operator.

In this section, we’ll also let you know about road closures and diversions.

Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.

Double yellow lines on the roadside

28, August 2026·1 min read

More than 100 objections lodged against Gunville double yellow lines

Over 100 objections filed against Gunville double yellow lines; councillors decide next Thursday

road closed sign laying flat on the road

28, August 2026·1 min read

Drop-in event to explain £5m Newchurch water mains work

There'll be a rolling road closure from October as Southern Water replace 1,200 metres of water mains

Whitehouse Road, Betty Haunt Lane and Forest Road

27, August 2026·1 min read

£1.83m revamp planned for Island’s ‘number one accident site’

£1.83 million scheme could remodel Isle of Wight's most dangerous road junction

Bath road closure

18, August 2026·1 min read

Bath Road, Ventnor will reopen … somewhen

Council settles wall dispute, but Ventnor's Bath Road reopening date remains unknown

Medina Bridge

16, August 2026·2 min read

Island Roads sets out six-month plan for Medina Way Bridge works

Island Roads to replace Medina Way Bridge's bearings, causing lane closures from November

Ventnor Esplanade - Google Maps

15, August 2026·1 min read

Loading ban approved outside Ventnor seafront restaurant

No loading restriction approved outside Ventnor seafront restaurant to improve traffic flow

Disabled parking bay painted in yellow on tarmac

13, August 2026·1 min read

National rules, not local ones, decide Blue Badge access says Isle of Wight Council

Islanders reminded to check national eligibility rules before submitting Blue Badge applications

rusty car exhaust

13, August 2026·2 min read

Noisy exhausts need enforceable limits, says PCC: Complete the survey

Police Commissioner launches survey around illegally loud vehicle exhausts. Closes 1st September 2026

Newport Bus Station, with passengers waiting for buses

12, August 2026·1 min read

Extra evening bus journeys secured for two Island routes

Council funding will maintain extra evening bus journeys on two Southern Vectis routes

Ed Blake in council meeting

8, August 2026·4 min read

Councillor blindsided as Isle of Wight Council announces Bath Road reopening plans

Councillor Blake said, “It kind of makes a mockery of the whole thing if after almost three years they could have just come to that bl**dy conclusion beforehand."

road closed sign laying flat on the road

7, August 2026·1 min read

Southgrove Road repairs move forward after ground investigation completed

Council seeks specialists to repair Ventnor's Southgrove Road, closed since wall collapse

Bath Road, Ventnor

6, August 2026·2 min read

After more than 1,000 days closed, work to reopen Bath Road could start soon (updated)

Council reaches agreement with landowner, meaning Bath Road repair works can now begin

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