Six week closure for section of New Castletown Road

Resurfacing work beginning later this month

The New Castletown Road will close to traffic for roughly six weeks between Spring Valley (Fort North) roundabout and the bottom of Richmond Hill, starting later this month.

Resurfacing work is due to take place between Monday 11 September until no later than Friday 27 October.

The Department of Infrastructure says it will re-open the junction at the bottom of Richmond Hill and divert all traffic using the A5 between Douglas and the South via the Energy from Waste Plant Access Road and the top of Kewaigue Hill.  

It says: 'The Energy From Waste Plant Access Road will be made a clearway with a temporary 30 speed limit. Preparatory work will be undertaken to ensure that this road is ready to carry additional traffic. A temporary 30mph speed limit will also be in operation on the entirety of Richmond Hill during these works due to  the temporary traffic layout at the bottom of the hill.'

'The clearway order on the Energy From Waste Plant Access Road will come into being on Friday 8 September. This is ahead of the main resurfacing scheme, to allow  enabling works  required to temporarily reopen the junction with the A5. Owners of any vehicles currently parked at the end of this road are asked to move them before the introduction of the clearway order. '

Access will be maintained for the small number of residents within the area of closed road.

Meanwhile, next week, there will be a series of evening closures along Richmond Hill between Spring Valley roundabout and Ballacutchell Road, Santon from 6:30pm until midnight.

This other work, for drainage maintenace, will take place from Monday 4 September until Friday 8 September - the DOI says the Friday night closure may not be needed, but is there in case of 'unforeseen circumstances.