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Weekly Round Up Of Road Works In Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol

Government Communications (NDS)

1 July 2011

M48 Severn BridgeThe following lane closures on the M48 Severn Bridge have been agreed:* Full carriageway closure westbound on Saturday 09 July for carriageway anti-skid surfacing repairs and bend limiter repairs* Provisional full carriageway closure westbound on Sunday 10 July. This closure will only go ahead if Saturday's closure is cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.M4 Motorway - Junction 19 Westbound Entry Slip RoadThe westbound entry slip road at M4 Junction 19 will be closed overnight from 25 July for four nights to allow contractors to safely carry out the erection of a new sign post and plate. During the overnight closure, traffic wishing to join the M4 westbound at this junction would be diverted to join the M4 eastbound at the same junction and travel to Junction 18 where traffic would turn to join the M4 westbound. M4 Motorway - Junction 15 Westbound Entry Slip RoadWorks undertaken by the Highways Agency will require the overnight closure of the westbound entry slip road at M4 Junction 15. This measure would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out the replacement of traffic detector loops. It is expected that the works would start on or after 25 July 2011 and take no more than 4 nights to complete. During the overnight closure described above, traffic wishing to join the M4 westbound at this junction would be diverted to take the A419 northbound to the Commonhead Roundabout and then turn left to travel west through Swindon on the A4259 Marlborough Road and Queens Drive. Traffic would then take the A4312 Drakes Way and Octotal Way North and the B4289 and B4006 west to join the A3102 Great Western Way and travel west to the M4 at Junction 16. M5 Motorway (Junction 29) and A30 Trunk Road From 25 July until 01 September, works on the M5 Motorway and A30 Trunk Road near Exeter will require:* a temporary mandatory 40 miles per hour speed limit on the southbound exit slip road at M5 Junction 29;* prohibit traffic turning right from the A30 westbound to the northbound entry slip road at M5 Junction 29. * there would also be lane closures through the works.These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out carriageway widening, realignment and works on the central reserve. A36 between Crockerton roundabout and WyleCarriageway maintenance is due to take place at various locations between Crockerton roundabout (A36 / A350 junction) and Wylye (A36 / A303 junction), for approximately 15 nights from 26 June. To complete the patching and white lining work safely we need to close the A36 overnight in both directions, during which time residents and businesses requiring access to properties will be escorted by a member of the site team.While the closure is in place through-traffic will be diverted onto the following signed route:* Southbound traffic will be diverted onto the A350 at Crockerton roundabout. It will continue to the A303, where it will then travel east to Wylye to re-join the A36.* Northbound through-traffic will follow the above diversion in reverse.A419 Trunk Road near Cricklade, in WiltshireWorks on the A419 Trunk Road near Cricklade, in Wiltshire will prohibit traffic:* proceeding northwestwards on the A419 from turning right into the C114 towards Castle Eaton; * entering the A419 from the C114 from turning right;* proceeding southeastwards on the A419 from turning right into Kingshill Farm Recycling Centre;* entering the A419 from Kingshill Farm Recycling Centre from turning right;* traffic proceeding southeastwards on the A419 from turning right into Lower Widhill Farm; * entering the A419 from the Lower Widhill Farm Junction from turning right.These measures would be in the interests of road safety to ensure the safe control of traffic during the Royal International Air Tattoo. It is expected that the restrictions would start on 16 July 2011 and will be completed by 18 July 2011. M5 Motorway - Junctions 11-10 Works undertaken by the Highways Agency on the M5 Motorway between Junctions 11 and 10 will require a temporary mandatory 50 miles per hour speed restriction overnight on the northbound carriageway of the M5 near Junction 11. There will also be lane closures and hard shoulder running through the works. These measures are in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out loop cutting works. It is expected that the works would start on or after 4 July 2011 and be completed by 17 July 2011. A419 Trunk Road - Honda Junction to Commonhead Roundabout, SwindonBetween 4 and 15 July, works on the A419 Trunk Road in Swindon will see the overnight closure of:* the southbound carriageway of the A419 Trunk Road between the A420 White Hart Roundabout and the A4259 Commonhead Roundabout; * the A419 southbound entry slip road at the White Hart Roundabout;* the A419 southbound exit slip road at the Commonhead Roundabout;* the A419 southbound entry slip road at the A361 Honda Junction.These measures are in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out resurfacing, patching, studding and white lining works. Access to or from premises that are accessible from, and only from, the Trunk Road would be maintained during the works.A30 and M5 slip roads near Junction 29Lane closures will be in place on the A30 and M5 slip roads near Junction 29 from Monday 20 June as work to upgrade the junction continues.The improvement scheme will also see the construction of a new link road to the old A30 at Blackhorse and junctions into the new Exeter Science Park development.The right hand lane will be closed in each direction on the A30 and one lane will also be closed on the northbound off 'loop' near the A30 junction, for traffic exiting the M5.Some lane restrictions will be removed or partially removed during the morning and evening rush hours to minimise delays as much as possible.The first phase of construction work on the A30 central reserve, on the eastern side of the M5 Motorway bridge, will get underway from Wednesday 22 June. This phase is expected to be completed by September when work will then switch to the verge side of the A30.A419 Trunk Road - Calcutt Overbridge, CrickladeOn 5 July the northbound carriageway of the A419 Trunk Road between the northbound exit slip road and the northbound entry slip road at the B4040 Cricklade Junction will be closed overnight. This measure would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out bridge repairs. A36 Wind Whistle Lane, Alderbury, WiltshireOn 5 July the layby adjacent to the southbound carriageway of the A36, situated 200 metres north of Wind Whistle Lane, Alderbury will be closed for a day. This measure would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out works to install cables. M5 Motorway (Junctions 28-29) Works to reinforce overhead power lines across the M5 and the main railway line will require the following overnight closures:* the southbound carriageway and northbound carriageway of the M5 Motorway between Junctions 28 and 29;* the southbound entry slip road at M5 Junction 28 and the northbound entry slip road at M5 Junction 29.It is expected that the works would take no more than one night to complete between 9 July 2011 and 17 July 2011. A35 Trunk Road (Dorchester Bypass)Works will require the overnight closure of the A35 Trunk Road at Dorchester between the B3150 Stinsford Road Roundabout and the A354 Weymouth Road Roundabout and the A352 westbound entry slip road at the A35 Max Gate Junction, Dorchester. This measure would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out resurfacing and maintenance works. It is expected that the works would start on or after 4 July 2011 and take no more than 4 nights to complete.A36 Trunk Road (Norridge Common, Near Warminster)Works near Warminster in Wiltshire will require a temporary mandatory 40 miles per hour speed limit on the A36 Trunk Road near Warminster from the western edge of the roundabout junction with the A350/B3414 to a point 1350 metres northwest of that roundabout junction. Vehicles will also be prohibited from overtaking other moving vehicles or performing a U-turn over the same length of the A36 as described above. These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out works in relation to excavation and reinstatement for a new electricity supply to a weather station. It is expected that the works would start on or after 4 July 2011 and be completed by 18 July 2011. A30 Trunk Road, A38 Trunk Road and M5 Motorway (Junction 31)Resurfacing and maintenance works starting on 4 July and lasting no more than seven nights will require the following measures:1. A temporary mandatory 50 miles per hour speed limit overnight on: * the eastbound carriageway of the A30 from the Alphington Junction South Overbridge to its junction with the A38 westbound at M5 Junction 31 (Pearce's Hill Interchange)* the westbound carriageway of the A38 from its junction with the M5 southbound at Junction 31 (Pearce's Hill Interchange) to the westbound entry slip road at the Kennford Junction; * the westbound entry slip road at the A38 Wobbly Wheel Junction. 2. A 10 miles per hour speed limit overnight while convoy working is taking place on:* the eastbound carriageway of the A30 from a point 100 metres prior to its junction with the A38 westbound at M5 Junction 31 (Pearces Hill Interchange) to that junction with the A38 * the westbound carriageway of the A38 as described at (a)(ii) above* the westbound entry slip road at the A38 Wobbly Wheel Junction.3. The overnight closure of:* the southbound carriageway of the M5 from the tip of the nosing with the southbound exit slip road at Junction 31 to its junction with the A38 westbound;* the eastbound carriageway of the A30 from the tip of the nosing of the eastbound exit slip road at the Alphington Junction to its junction with the A38 southbound at M5 Junction 31 (Pearce's Hill Interchange);* the southbound exit slip road at M5 Junction 31 (leading to the A30 westbound); * and the eastbound entry slip road at the A30 Alphington Junction, Exeter. There will also be lane closures through the works.A30 Trunk Road - Woodleigh to Whiddon Down, Near Cheriton Bishop, DevonBetween 20 June and 2 July 2011 the westbound carriageway of the A30 Trunk Road between the Woodleigh Junction and the Whiddon Down Junction and the westbound entry slip road at the Woodleigh Junction will be closed overnight. The following laybys adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the A30 Trunk Road situated:* 700 metres west of the centre of Holewell Lane Overbridge;* 1250 metres west of the centre of Holewell Lane Overbridge;* 1850 metres west of the centre of Hask Lane Overbridge;* 2350 metres west of the centre of Hask Lane Overbridgewill also be closed. These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out resurfacing and maintenance works. A30 Trunk Road (Clyst Honiton to Sowton) and M5 Motorway (Junction 29)From 6 June 2011 until 30 May 2012, works on the westbound carriageway of the A30 Trunk Road near M5 Junction 29 will require a temporary mandatory 50 miles per hour speed limit to be put in place. There will also be a temporary mandatory 40 miles per hour speed limit on:* the eastbound carriageway of the A30 Trunk Road near M5 Junction 29; * the southbound entry slip road at M5 Junction 29; * the northbound exit slip road at M5 Junction 29. These measures will be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out carriageway widening and associated works. M5 Motorway (Junctions 14-16) (Almondsbury Interchange)Works on the M5 will see the overnight closure of:* the slip road leading from the M4 eastbound to the M5 northbound at Almondsbury Interchange * the slip road leading from the M4 westbound to the M5 northbound at Almondsbury Interchange There will also be a temporary mandatory 50 miles per hour speed restriction onthe M5 Motorway between Junctions 14 and 16 from a point at the centre of Church Road Overbridge to a point at the centre of Junction 16; and on the slip roads described above.Vehicles over 2.75 metres in width will be restricted to the nearside lane or the middle lane of the M5 between Junctions 14 and 15. There will also be hard shoulder running and lane closures through the works. These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out the provision of concrete barrier protection to bridge piers. Works are scheduled to start on or after 20 June 2011 and be completed by 15 August 2011 with the overnight closures in place for no more than 4 nights within that period. A35 Trunk Road (Kingston Ponds Layby, Near Dorchester, Dorset)The Kingston Ponds layby, situated adjacent to the eastbound carriageway of the A35 Trunk Road, 1660 metres east of Stinsford roundabout, will be closed from 13 June 2011 to allow contractors to safely carry out refurbishment works to a toilet block. The works are expected to be completed by 15 July 2011.A4 Trunk Road and A46 Trunk Road (London Road Junction, Bath)From 27 May a Traffic Order will be in place to allow the overnight closure of * the A46 and A4 Trunk Roads southbound through the Bailbrook Underpass, Bath between the A46 exit slip road to the London Road Roundabout and the A4 entry slip road from the London Road Roundabout;* the northbound exit slip road at the A46 / A4 London Road Junction, Bath;* the southbound entry slip road at the A46 / A4 London Road Junction, Bath.These measures will be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out off peak routine maintenance works, including road sweeping, barrier re-tensioning and general maintenance works. The overnight closures will only be in place when the routine maintenance works are necessary.A303 South Petherton RoundaboutWork to upgrade the street lighting at South Petherton roundabout, on the A303 near Ilminster, is due to start on 9 May. The project will include renewal of lighting columns, lanterns, cabling and ducting and is expected to continue for 8 weeks. Most of the work will be carried out with lane closures during day time hours.M5 Motorway - Junctions 11a-12 Works will commence on 6 June on both carriageways of the M5 Motorway between a point at the centre of Hucclecote Road Bridge (south of Junction 11A) and a point at the centre of Naas Lane Overbridge (north of Junction 12). These works will require:* a temporary mandatory 50 miles per hour speed restriction;* the restriction of vehicles over 3 metres in width to the nearside lane of the M5;* the restriction of vehicles over 2.5 metres in width to the nearside lane or the middle lane of the M5.There will also be lane closures and hard shoulder running through the works. These measures are in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out bridge pier protection works. The works are expected to be completed by 16 September 2011. A40 Trunk Road at Huntley Hill in the District of Forest of DeanWork on the A40 Trunk Road at Huntley Hill, west of Gloucester, will require a 40 miles per hour speed limit from a point 300 metres east of the centre of its junction with Hinders Lane to a point 300 metres west of the centre of its junction with Saunders Close. This measure would be in the interests of road safety until embankment stabilisation works and the installation of a permanent safety barrier can be carried out. It is expected that the speed limit would start on or after 21 April 2011 and last until the danger to the public has ended. M5 and M4 (Almondsbury Interchange Slip Roads)Works will see the overnight closure of the Almondsbury Interchange slip roads at Junction 15 of the M5 and Junction 20 of the M4. These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors carry out off peak routine maintenance works. The overnight slip road closures and diversion routes will be clearly indicated by traffic signs and would only apply when works are being carried out. The Order will come into force from March 30 and will last for a year, but will only apply when such works are necessary.A35 Weymouth Road Roundabout and A35 StinsfordRoadworks are due to start on 13 September 2010 at the Stadium Roundabout and on 20 September 2010 at Stinsford (Kingston Maurward) Roundabout. We plan to maintain two lanes onto the roundabouts at each entry at all times during the day (6am to 8pm) to minimise disruption to traffic. However temporary traffic signals will be required overnight at some times during the works. We will be providing more information as it becomes necessary and as there are significant changes.NOTES TO EDITORS 1. The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. We manage, maintain and improve England's motorways and other strategic roads on behalf of the Secretary of State. 2. Maintenance and improvement projects: We plan maintenance and improvement projects carefully to allow road works to be completed safely, in a cost effective way while keeping disruption to road users to a minimum. We do as much work as possible overnight and when roads are less busy in order to keep more lanes open for road users at peak travel times. Drivers are advised to check their route for road works and allow extra time for their journeys where needed. We have a variety of journey planning tools that road users can use to check travel conditions on the roads we manage, and we will do all we can to keep road users informed.3. Safety at roadworks: The Highways Agency is working with the industry and road users to reduce the risks of working on the roads. For the safety of road workers and all road users, when you are approaching roadworks: * Keep within the speed limit - it is there for your safety.* Get into the correct lane in good time - don't keep switching.* Concentrate on the road ahead, not the roadworks.* Be alert for works' traffic leaving or entering roadworks.* Keep a safe distance - there could be queues in front.* Observe all signs - they are there to help you.4. Real-time traffic information for England's motorways and other strategic roads is available:* From the web at www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or www.highways.gov.uk/mobile if using a phone or mobile device. * By phone from the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000 at any time. (Calls to 0300 numbers will cost no more than 5p per minute from a standard BT residential landline. Call charges from other landlines and mobile networks may vary, but will be no more than a standard geographic call and will be included in all inclusive minutes and discount schemes).* Before using any mobile, find a safe place to park. Never stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency. Make sure it's safe and legal before you call.* From our Traffic Radio service, available on DAB digital radio and the internet at www.trafficradio.org.uk. To tune into the DAB service, simply press the "scan" button on your radio. The radio will tune into all available channels and you can select the new service by scrolling through the channels until you reach "Traffic Radio".5. Receive our national and regional press releases by RSS and get the latest headlines straight to your desktop the moment we publish them to our website. Choose to receive a national press feed or one of our regionalised feeds - go to www.highways.gov.uk/rssnews for more information.Issued on behalf of the Highways Agency by COI News and PR South West. For further information please contact Daniel Gray on 0117 9175062. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the highways agency national press office (24hrs) on 0207 081 7443.