Surface water problem discovered on Mountain Course before Isle of Man TT

Department of Infrastr⛦ucture describe issue they are battling at Isle of ⛄Man TT

Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT

A problem has arisen just days before the start of the✱ 2025 Isle of Man TT.

The Department of Infrastructure has discove⛦red issues with the highest point of the Mountain Couꦐrse.

They described it as an ‘ongoing surface water issue’, according to the Isle of Man Today.

It is located on the northbound🌌 carriageway at Brandywell Corner, and is being investigated.

Incident - and plan to fix it - explained before Isle of Man TT

The section that is affected🥀 was resurfaced on Friday May 2, because a private contra♕ctor spilled bituminous adhesive by accident.

A DoI spokesperson told the Isle of Man Today: “At the time ꦉof resurfacing, no i🔯ssues were apparent.

“However, earlier this week, surface water began to emanate from the corner of the newly-resurfaced ☂area, spreading across the full width 🅠of the carriageway.

“In response, theꩲ road was temporarily closed on Wednesday evening to allow for minoཧr surface repairs aimed at stemming the water seepage.

“Unfortunately, these initial repairs have not resolved the issue, and wa🌳ter continues to leak across the carriageway.

“The situation is being closely monitored, and the department has been in🤡 active discussions with TT race organiser, ACU Events Ltd.

“Its safety officer has inspected the site and confirmed that resolving the issue is critical 🍰to ensuring the safety and viability of the upcoming races.

“A team iꦕs currently on-site to plane out a small section of the road surface at Brandywell to determine the root cause and full extent of the problem.

“Once this assessment is complete, a more substant💜ial rꦑepair will be undertaken.

“As a result, the current closure of the Mountain Road for TT one-way system preparations is likel🎃y to be extended [beyond 4.30pm] to accommodate these essential works.

“A further update will be issued as soon as mor🌸e information becomes available.

“In the meantime, preparations to implement the one-way system on the Mountai🍬n Road for the TT period are ✨continuing as planned.”

The TT is set to begin on Monday May 26.

Fans were already concerned by a we🤪ather forecast which predicted a possible “nightmare”.

No🐲w there is a race on to solve this surface water issue befor๊e the first TT session on Monday.

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