Councillor urges council to accelerate A39 roadworks
Somerset Council has been urged by one of its own councillors to speed up “embarrassing” roadworks on the A39 in west Somerset ahead of the Easter holidays. The council and its contractor Centregreat began work in early-January to upgrade the traffic signals at the Dunster Steep junction, where the A39 between Minehead and Williton meet the A396 between Dunster […]
Roadworks pause helps football supporters get home
Resurfacing roadworks on the A14 in Suffolk were paused to help football supporters get home after Ipswich Town’s Championship match against Hull City this week. To ensure their journeys to and from Portman Road were straightforward, National Highways lifted its overnight road closure between Newmarket and Stowmarket. The resurfacing project on the westbound carriageway resumed […]
Roadworks relocated to ease Watford General Hospital traffic ‘chaos’
Roadworks have caused “carnage” at Watford General Hospital with visitors reportedly taking an hour to leave the car park. Cadent Gas has been carrying out emergency repairs to a main after the smell of gas was reported near the junction with Thomas Sawyer Way in Wiggenhall Road, according to the Watford Observer. A gas escape […]
“Lessons have been learned” – Implications of poor roadworks set up highlighted in Devon and Fife
Two sets of roadworks over 500 miles apart at either end of Britain have been the subject of similarly adverse public reaction. Drivers in Okehampton in Devoin are being advised to take extra care as a key route through the town has reopened following recent disruption caused by roadworks which saw over 200 instances of […]
Buckinghamshire to cut congestion and curb roadworks disruption
Buckinghamshire Council is tackling the delays and day-to-day disruption residents experience from roadworks, with the introduction of a new Lane Rental Scheme that will keep people and businesses moving. Following government approval, the council will introduce its own Lane Rental Scheme – Lane Rental: Streets Ahead – a major step to reduce disruption and improve journey reliability […]
Traders in Welsh village claim they’ve been ‘cut off’ by roadworks
Pub owners in a rural part of Carmarthenshire fear a two-month road closure could be the “tipping point that finishes us off completely” because many customers will have to tackle long diversions to reach them, says Wales Online. A relatively small section of the B4310 between Nantgaredig and Brechfa has been shut in both directions […]
Gloucestershire residents ‘trapped like prisoners’ by roadworks
People living on a housing estate near Gloucester say they feel “trapped” by roadworks which can turn a 30-minute journey into a four-hour round trip. Work to build a junction connecting the Hunts Grove estate to the A38 bypass began in the summer and has left people in Quedgeley, Kingsway and Hardwicke facing delays, says […]
Severn Trent Water ‘understands frustration’ after two sets of roadworks appear 100m apart
Severn Trent Water has apologised after unauthorised roadworks were set up 100m from another set of temporary traffic lights in Staffordshire. The utility firm failed to secure a permit before starting work to fix a damaged manhole in Werrington Road near to the junction with Winston Place, in Bucknall but its teams were then called […]
Norwich shopping centre welcomes Christmas roadwork pause
The decision to restrict the number of roadworks taking place in Norwich in the run-up to Christmas has been welcomed by a shopping centre boss. Norfolk County Council told the BBC that only emergency works by utility companies will be allowed in the city ahead of the festive period. Concerns had previously been raised about […]
“Nightmare” in the Cotswolds as road works cause hour-long delays
Roadworks reportedly causing daily hour-long delays in Stow-on-the-Wold have been branded a “nightmare” by affected business owners and residents. The gas works by Wales & West Utilities (WWU) on the A429 are due to finish before Christmas, says the BBC. However, business owners have said the works are deterring customers from visiting the Gloucestershire village […]