Hospital patients warned of resurfacing disruption

Patients with appointments at the Isle of Man's main hospital have been warned to expect disruption due to a three-week resurfacing programme in the area.

Phase one of the scheme, which begins on Monday, will see work on Braddan Road between the roundabouts at Ballafletcher Road and Nobles Hospital.

The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) said the plan had been designed to minimise the impact on travel times for patients, staff and local residents.

Temporary signs will be in place to direct motorists visiting the site during the project.

In the first phase, expected to last a fortnight, a one-way system will be introduced heading from Ballafletcher Road, and a diversion will guide those leaving the facility towards the Strang.

Visitors will be able to enter the hospital estate via the main drive, with two-way traffic maintained between the Strang and hospital roundabouts.

All other entrances to Nobles Hospital will be open and Strang Road will be one-way towards Union Mills, from the Strang roundabout.

During the second phase, there will be no exit from the main drive, with traffic instead leaving the hospital estate via Ballaoates Road.

The one-way systems between the Ballafletcher and Noble's Hospital roundabouts, and on Strang Road, will continue.

For the final stage of the scheme, set to be carried out over a weekend, the main hospital entrance road will be closed and entry will be via the entrance opposite Cronk Grianagh and the entrances off the Ballaoates Road.

The DOI confirmed the frequency and availability of buses to the Strang and Nobles Hospital would be maintained, and school buses would not be affected.

A spokesman said the plan for these works had been coordinated with the emergency services and other key stakeholders and had been designed to minimise the impact on travel times, whilst ensuring the safety of DOI staff undertaking the work.

Why not follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X? You can also send story ideas to [email protected]