Work will get underway next week to resurface Braddan Bridge.
Highways will carry out the works on the A1 Peel to Douglas Road from the junction with Braddan Road to the junction with Saddle Road, Douglas. This work will include the Jubilee Oak roundabout.
Work will be done in phases from Wednesday 10th to Wednesday 31st January
Weekday Set Up (One Way)
- Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 January
- Monday 15 to Friday 19 January
- Monday 22 to Friday 26 January
- Monday 29 to Wednesday 31 January
Braddan Bridge will be made one way from the direction of Peel with access to Braddan Road at the Jubilee Oak roundabout, and central Douglas via Quarterbridge roundabout
No traffic will be permitted to travel along Peel Road from the Quarterbridge roundabout. Those wishing to head west to Peel, Braddan and Nobles hospital from central Douglas will be diverted to Saddle Road and then can either travel west or to Braddan Road over Braddan Bridge.
Access to Douglas Rugby Club will be via Saddle Road and Braddan Bridge only
There will be a temporary 20mph speed limit through the one way system between Braddan Bridge and Quarterbridge roundabout (Peel Road).
Weekend Set Up (Closure)
- Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January
- Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 January
- Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January
The whole of Braddan Bridge will be closed to resurface the carriageway at Jubilee Oak roundabout
All traffic on the A1 Peel to Douglas Road from the west will be diverted up Saddle Road
Access to Nobles Hospital will be via Strang Road, Ballafletcher Road or Ballaoates Road only. There will be no access from the Jubilee Oak roundabout.
Access to Douglas Rugby Club will be from Quarterbridge. There will be no access to Braddan Bridge from this direction
Traffic from the west will be diverted to Saddle Road and then can either travel west or to Braddan Road over Braddan Bridge.
The weight restriction on Strang Road will not be lifted. HGVs should access that area via Ballafletcher Road
Parking Suspension
In order to facilitate increased traffic movement some parking provision on Saddle Road and Strang Road will be suspended. This will be indicated by no waiting cones. Reserved parking spaces will not be affected. Suspension of parking will be for the whole period of the scheme. Residents of Saddle Road and Strang Road will receive letters ahead of these works describing where parking is to be suspended.
The Heritage Trail (aka TT Access Road)
Between Quarterbridge and Braddan Bridge will remain open to walkers, equestrians and cyclists only. Access will remain prohibited to all general vehicular traffic. Emergency Services vehicles (only) will have access via this route through an agreed protocol.
Nobles Hospital
The public is reminded that as well as the arrangements described above, the hospital can be accessed at all times without recourse to Braddan Bridge
From North Douglas/Onchan
• Ballafletcher Road
• Ballaoates Road
From the West and Braddan
• Strang Road
• Mount Rule Road
It is appreciated that this work is on one of the most heavily trafficked routes on the Island and will have some impact on journey times. The approach taken will see the impact on hospital service users, commuters, school buses and business mitigated as much as possible, with a circulatory diversion in place. Necessary closures to resurface and re-mark the Jubilee Oak roundabout have been restricted to weekends when traffic load is lighter.
These plans have been developed after consultation with the emergency services and Bus Vannin in order that critical services can be maintained and that access to Nobles Hospital in particular is maintained at all times.
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