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Isle Of Wight Festival: Traffic And Diversion Information

Drivers can expect severe delays around Newport over the next week, with a number of diversions in place from tomorrow (Wednesday) in advance of the Isle of Wight Festival.

A one-way system along Fairlee Road, will be put in place from lunchtime tomorrow. All outbound traffic from Newport will be directed up Staplers Road.

The main route for festival traffic from the Red Funnel terminal at East Cowes will be up York Avenue and along Whippingham Road where it will turn right onto East Cowes Road and into the festival car park.

Festival-bound vehicles travelling from the Wightlink terminal at Fishbourne will be directed to the right on to Kite Hill, through Wootton, down Lushington Hill and right at the Racecourse roundabout and then left onto East Cowes Road and into the festival car park.

People requiring access to the quay in vehicles will be required to use the bridge and avoid going through Seaclose Park. There will be restricted public access through Seaclose from Wednesday 14 June.

If any of the entrances to the car parks are temporarily blocked, or an incident occurs on any of the roads being used by festival traffic, there are a number of diversion options where festival traffic can be temporarily ‘stacked’ away from the main roads and released into the network once the problem has been resolved.

Residents will be kept up to date with routine traffic information, details of road closures and diversions, and updates about those council services affected by the festival.

Hampshire Constabulary will provide security and safety updates. Messages will be shared via social media and  local media.

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