A40 rockfall roadworks to be completed ‘within weeks’
National Highways says that it has finished installing soil nails and steel mesh along the stretch of the A40 in Monmouthshire after a rockfall in 2024. All traffic management on the A40 is now expected to be removed by within weeks, according to a new update, says the South Wales Argus. It comes as part […]
A40 Westway to be closed for over four weeks
TfL is reminding drivers and others travelling in West London of essential safety-critical renewal work to the A40 Westway from 22:00 Friday 20 March to late April. This work will require the closure of the A40 Westway in both directions between the Westway roundabout and the Marylebone flyover to allow the work to be carried […]
Section of the A40 Westway to be closed from March to late April
Transport for London (TfL) will be carrying out essential safety-critical renewal work to the A40 Westway between the A40 Westway Roundabout and the Marylebone flyover from 20 March to late April. This work will require the closure of the A40 Westway and diversions will be in place to allow the work to be carried out. […]
10mph speed limit to be introduced ‘at times’ on A40 in west Wales
Sections of a busy main road in west Wales will have speed restrictions set as low as 10mph for a period of up to a year and a half, according to the Welsh Government. Wales Online is reporting that roadworks are set to take place on the A40 near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire which will result in […]
Costain completes critical works on complex London road upgrade
Costain has completed critical works for Transport for London (TfL) as part of the A40 Westway Structures Refurbishment project. The work saw Costain install seven expansion joints on the A40 between Wood Lane and the Marylebone Flyover, which is used by 96,000 vehicles each day. The section of the elevated A40 spans approximately 4.5km through […]
National Highways releases new images of A40 work after rockfall
New images released by National Highways highlight the progress being made on the A40 to clear and secure a stretch of the road following a rockfall that blocked one lane. A team of specialists has designed a complex engineering solution following the rockfall and, after extensive survey work, workers can now safely remove the debris […]
Herefordshire: National Highways to start work on A40 Leys Bend rockfall
National Highways has announced that it will be installing a permanent solution to the rockfall-affected Leys Bend on the A40 in Herefordshire, on the English/Welsh border. Following completion of “extensive surveys” along the Herefordshire-Monmouthshire border, the specialists will stabilise the hillside using steel bolts and mesh in the rockfall-affected area, says the Hereford Times. A spokesperson […]
South-West Wales: £60m A40 upgrade welcomed but more needed, says haulier
A £60m upgrade to a key road for tourism and freight in south-west Wales brings “light at the end of the tunnel” after years of congestion, but more projects are needed in Wales, a haulier has said. The improvements to the four-mile stretch of the A40 near Narberth, Pembrokeshire, are designed to help traffic. Construction […]
National Highways reveals solution to prevent further A40 rockfalls
Details have been revealed of work to prevent future rockfalls onto the A40 near the England-Wales border. National Highways is to install steel mesh and bolts across the slope on Leys Bend on the stretch crossing from Herefordshire into Monmouthshire. Part of the road, blocked due to rockfall last year, will be reopened once the […]
Construction starts to improve A40 access to Witney
Local residents in Witney, Oxfordshire, will soon benefit from works that aim to reduce congestion in the town centre. The Oxfordshire County Council scheme will provide new west-facing slip roads on the A40 at the Shores Green junction, enabling traffic from east and north-east Witney to access the A40 without needing to route through the […]