4.4 Route extension infrastructure works


4.4.1 Shanklin to Ventnor

Much of the route formation remains as a footpath and most of the bridges remain intact. Locations where significant works have been identified include:

Shanklin:  provision of a passing loop with re-instated up platform, the construction of a new bridge over Landguard Road and the realignment of the access road to the holiday village together with an additional span over Hyde Road.

Wroxall:  reinstatement of the railway on the former horizontal alignment and a revised vertical alignment with a level crossing requiring full barriers and CCTV control, and provision of a single platform station.

Ventnor:  protection or diversion of the existing utilities including water main and communications cables in Ventnor Tunnel, provision of a single track station platform with car parking necessitating the dislocation of part of the existing industrial estate. Without the benefit of a detailed inspection of the tunnel, it has been assumed that work has been undertaken to maintain its structural integrity and that some repairs such as repointing will be required.