Herefordshire: Overtaking set to be banned on village roads
Overtaking is to be banned on roads through a Herefordshire village. The new restriction in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, will be imposed under a traffic regulation order (TRO) announced by Herefordshire Council. The ban includes the main A40 through the village, currently limited to 30mph, as well as the B4222, which will also be limited to […]
West Mercia Police warn farmers over mud on the roads
Farmers have been issued a warning by West Mercia Police over mud on the roads. Officers have warned that the recent rain and arrival of autumn mean more mud and debris may be being brought onto rural roads by tractors and other farm or contractor vehicles. West Mercia Police’s Road Safety Team told the Hereford […]
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 […]
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 […]
A40 rockfall: Proposals for clearance plan put forward
Work to clear the A40 on the Herefordshire/Monmouthshire border following a rockfall has taken a large step forward with a series of proposals put forward to remove the debris. Traffic management specialists have drawn up four options which will enable roadworkers safe working space at Leys Bend for the debris to be removed and for […]