Surface water problem discovered on Mountain Course before Isle of Man TT
Department of Infrastructure describe issue they are 💧battling at Isle of Man TT

A problem has arisen just days befo📖re the start o𝔉f the 2025 Isle of Man TT.
The Department of Infrastructure has discovered issues🧸 with the highest point of the Mountain Cour🥃se.
They described it as an ‘ongoing surface water issue’, according to the Isle of Man Today.
It is ꦗ🎶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 ಞa privatᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe contractor spilled bituminous adhesive by accident.
A DoI spokesperson told the Isle of Man Today༺: “At the time of resurfacing, no issues were appare♏nt.
“However, earlier this week, surface water 🍌began to emanate from the corner of the newly-resurfaced area, spreꦯading across the full width of the carriageway.
“In ꦉresponse, the road was temporarily closed on Wednesday evening to allow for minor surface repairs aimed at s🐭temming the water seepage.
“Unfortunately, these in🦩itial repairs have not resolved the issue, and water continues to leak across the carriageway.
“The situation is being closely monitored, and the department has been in active discussions with𒁃 TT race organiser, ACU Events Ltd.
“Its safety officer has inspected the site and con𝓡firmed that resolving the issue is critical to ensuring the safety and viability of the upcoming races.
“A team is currently on-site to plane out a small section of the road surface at 💝Bra🍸ndywell to determine the root cause and full extent of the problem.
“Once this assessment is complete, a more substantial repair will🎀 be undertaken.
“As a result, the current closure of the Mountain Road for TT one-way system preparations is likely to be extended [beyond 4.30🎃pm] to accommodate these essential works.
“A 🐻furthe♉r update will be issued as soon as more information becomes available.
“In the meantime, preparations to implementꦍ the one-way system on the Mountain 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 weather fo💟r🉐ecast which predicted a possible “nightmare”.
Now there is a race on to so𓄧lve thi🧸s surface water issue before the first TT session on Monday.

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