A date's been revealed for when the Isle of Wight Council will know more about what's needed to remove and shore up a landslip in Wroxall - but there's continued uncertainty about how long it will take and when it will be.

A four-metre section of embankment collapsed onto the B3327 St John's Road — the main Whiteley Bank and Ventnor route — near its junction with Appuldurcombe Road.

Temporary traffic lights have been in operation since November, creating a one-lane pinch point.

The verge is not owned by the Isle of Wight Council, but Island Roads has been carrying out a survey on the damage.

Isle of Wight County Press:

The soil could not be moved until after it had taken place.

With the results due on March 17, the council has warned a programme of work will be based on a need to maintain access during the summer and what other work is planned for the area.

Councillor Phil Jordan, Isle of Wight Council's cabinet member for highways, said: "We understand the local frustrations the temporary traffic lights are causing and we are doing what we must to ensure the whole road can be safely re-opened as quickly as we can."

In January, Wroxall councillor, Rodney Downer, spoke to the Isle of Wight County Press.

He said he thought the collapsed soil originated from the old steam railway cuttings and railway tunnel, between Wroxall and Ventnor.

Cllr Downer told us he feared work to investigate and repair the affected area would take some time.

Cllr Jordan said: "We will know a lot more about timescales once the survey results are available and, using the information, we can begin to look at solutions."