The Isle of Wight Council has backtracked on plans to temporarily move Newport's taxi operators to St James' Street.
Taxis will now be moved to within Church Litten car park instead.
As part of the upcoming works to St George's Way, the council had planned on relocating drivers from South Street to St James' Street.
It was to allow buses, which have been displaced by the need to use Church Litten as a free-flowing diversion route, to move to the rank outside Peacocks.
The current taxi rank outside Morrisons is also required to facilitate the one-way diversion route.
The move was greeted with backlash by a number of the Island's cabbies, who claimed there was no consultation and said the space at St James' Street was not suitable for disabled passengers.
The council has now revised plans. Councillor Ian Ward, Cabinet member for transport and infrastructure, said:
"In such circumstances there is never an ideal solution and we explored alternative options for the location of the taxi ranks.
"Multiple alternative locations were considered, including behind the library in Orchard Street, in Pyle Street and in lower High Street.
"However the options were limited practically by the one-way orders and traffic movement restrictions within the town and the requirement for taxis to be able to travel in all directions.
"We were of the view that on balance, the siting of the temporary rank in nearby St James Street was the best option in all the circumstances, however, we were happy to listen and take on board the views of local taxi operators and members."
When the easing of COVID-19 restrictions allow, the council says Southern Vectis will return to the bus station and the taxi rank will move back to South Street.
The scheme to widen St George's Way is the latest phase of ongoing investment to reduce congestion in and around Newport.
While access to and from Furrlongs will generally be available during the project, there will be periods when access will be restricted to allow works to take place across the junction.
The first planned closure of the exit from Furrlongs to St George's Way is on Monday (15) March for two to three days. The diversion route for Furrlongs traffic during this period will be as per the diversion plan below:
Future diversions affecting the Furrlongs junction will be advertised onsite and via the council's social media channels.
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