A multi-million-pound road and transport scheme in Stafford is about to move into its next phase, with commuters warned about new traffic orders coming in.
Highway improvements have been taking place along the A34 corridor from Weeping Cross to the town centre since June last year and are planned to be completed by this October.
The current phase sees the team carrying out resurfacing and line marking work on Queensville roundabout and its approaches with work being done through a series of nighttime (8pm to 6am) closures from now until Thursday, 22 May.
From Monday, 12 May, work will begin on improvements on the stretch of the A34 from the Queensville roundabout to Queensville Avenue, including significant strengthening works to the railway bridge. This will include road reconstruction and footway, drainage and cycleway improvements.
From early June, the scheme will progress to Riverway where a one-way traffic order will be in place in an out-of-town direction until the end of September from Riverway to Queensville roundabout. Staffordshire County Council has said the out-of-town direction has been chosen to reduce the impact on affected businesses on the route and emergency services.
Night-time closures will be put into place and the date of the one-way order implementation will be publicised in the coming weeks.
Radford river bridge also still needs to be resurfaced because of impending utility diversion works which the county council says its project team is pressing to have resolved as soon as possible.
James Bailey, Staffordshire County Council’s Assistant Director for Highways, said: “The A34 scheme is hugely significant for Stafford as it is bringing lasting improvements on one of the key routes into Stafford from the south of the county.
“We have already seen great progress with a large section complete and we’re looking forward to moving forward to completion later this year.
“Due to the complex nature of the scheme it has been carefully planned, with residents and businesses fully informed throughout. It has included considerable improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists as well as vital strengthening and maintenance work of the two bridges which carry a high volume of traffic.
“We will continue to provide updates throughout the remainder of the scheme.”
More information about the scheme can be found via this link.
