MAJOR roadworks began on Ballanard Road, Douglas, on Tuesday.
It involves the refurbishment of the carriageway and footways between Glencrutchery Road and Barrule Road.
The Department of Infrastructure says work will involve full reconstruction of sections where the road structure has failed and re-surfacing of other sections where the underlying road structure is sound.
The Water Authority will be refurbishing their sewers and Manx Gas are also replacing their apparatus as part of this project.
The work will be carried out in phases, initially with a total road closure between the section adjacent to the southern end of the recreation ground (No 24 Ballanard Road) and Norwood Drive. It is anticipated that the works will last for about four weeks.
Vehicular access to Norwood Drive will be maintained at all times, although access will be from the Glencrutchery Road only. Pedestrian access will be maintained along Ballanard Road.
The second phase of the works will be from Norwood Drive to Park Avenue. This work will also be undertaken during a full road closure and is expected to last for six weeks.
During this phase access will be maintained to Norwood Drive from Johnny Watterson’s Lane, Park Avenue will be accessible as usual however at the junction with Ballanard Road it will only be possible to turn left towards Glencrutchery Road.
Port-E-Chee Avenue will only be accessible from Bray Hill. During this phase pedestrian access will also be maintained along Ballanard Road.
The works will be totally suspended and made safe for traffic and pedestrians to use during the TT festival.
Further phases of the work will continue after TT with the main reconstruction work being completed by mid-September. The road will be opened again for the Festival of Motorcycling (Manx Grand Prix), and the resurfacing works will be completed by mid November.
The DoI says it has reviewed the impact of these works, along with other major roadworks taking place in Douglas at the moment. It says consideration has been given to the management of traffic flow during all roadworks particularly to ensure that commuter routes in and out of Douglas are maintained.
A spokesman said: ‘The impact of Ballanard roadworks will be carefully monitored.’
