Drivers are being warned of delays when a major roadworks scheme starts in Lichfield next week.
The £345,000 project on the A5127 Trent Valley Road is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and will begin on Monday (25th March).
It will feature the reconstruction and resurfacing of the carriageway from St Michael’s Court to 51 Trent Valley Road and at either side of the Wissage Road junction.
Crews will also be installing a new crossing, along with repairs to kerbing, ironwork and footpaths. It is expected to take three weeks to complete.
Cllr David Williams, cabinet member for highways and transport at Staffordshire County Council said:
“We know that good roads are essential for people and for our local economy, which is why we are investing more than £30million in highways over the next two years.
“The Trent Valley Road is one of the main roads in and out of the city and the impact of high volumes of traffic over the years, means it is now in need of reconstruction.
“Once complete, I’m sure drivers will notice a real difference in their journeys.
“Temporary traffic lights will be in place during the works and crews will be doing their best to keep disruption to a minimum, which will include nighttime working.
“I would like to thank people in advance for their patience while this vital work takes place.”
Cllr David Williams
From 25th to 28th March road closures will be in place between 9.30am and 3pm, while the route will also shut overnight from 7.30pm and 6am between 2nd and 5th April, and 8th and 12th April.
A signed diversion route will be in operation. For more details click here.
Would be nice if they fixed all the potholes around Lichfield as well its a joke I’ve never known roads so bad
This will be chaos, again!
About time, it’s been a rumble strip for years.
About time, it’s well overdue.
Maybe if the enforcement of the weight restrictions of the road was more robust, it just might deter the HGVs from using it as a short cut. Thus making the surface less prone to deterioration. ( Not aimed at delivery HGVs which are very few) So please don’t use the use old argument)
Does it include sorting some nasty potholes/broken speed humps towards the end of Wissage Road or will these be left as they are.
R.Appleby— completely in agreement with you over that. Walsall road has the same problem yet only one weight restriction sign just after the burntwood junction and is easily missed. There should be two placed prior to the Limburg avenue junction which is supposed to be the by-pass.
Just what we need more road works! Honestly the road works in this town are getting ridiculous now
Was talking to a company working for SCC filling potholes. We are OK they guarantee the repair for 12 months
Considering that this resurfacing work was supposed to start over a week ago, I have been down this road twice since then, I can’t see any evidence of anything happening. Just when will the work start?
It is easy to see from the above photograph how inadequat the road is for the volume of traffic.
There are bottlenecks where cars parked stop the traffic, particularly when lorries pass. This stretch of road has not developed along with other infrastructure and intersection changes, like the Eastern Bypass, the Hospital, the waste disposal site and two major supermarkets. By the look of the road surface it seems obvious the town planners have neglected what has become an arterial road both in and out of the city. When the Streethay junction is reopened it will become much worse.
If the council keep approving more housing then more traffic is inevitable. Leading to more potholes and more repairs.
I doubt the council taxes will cover the upkeep. So they will approve more houses to fund the ponzi scheme.
Better car alternatives and less cars is the only solution long term.