EXTRA man power and Saturday working are being deployed in a bid to speed up the roadworks on Birmingham Road in Stratford.
The works, running from the A46 Bishopton roundabout to Birmingham Road, have required an outbound lane closure on the A3400. The increase in resources should ensure that both lanes of the Birmingham Road will be reopened as early as possible in November, with access to the road from St Peter’s Way also planned to be fully reinstalled at this time.
The move comes following an urgent request from Stratford MP Manuela Perteghella to meet with Warwickshire County Council to address the town’s roadwork chaos.
The reopening of the road for the subsequent stages of the works will see the installation of a temporary two-way traffic system using narrow lanes along Birmingham Road, alongside temporary traffic signals as required.
WCC ward member for Stratford North, Coun TIm Sinclair, said: “I’ve been pushing the team to get extra resource allocated to this project since the works started, so I’m extremely pleased to see that the extra gang and Saturday working has been implemented to keep the project on track.
“The county council has listened to residents and heard their concerns. I personally have every sympathy with them and for the businesses who have suffered due to the roadworks.
“We have been committed to trying to alleviate the situation wherever possible, as shown by removing traffic management to support the Stratford Mop. Some of the congestion the town centre has unfortunately suffered from has been greatly exacerbated by emergency work required by utilities companies. While I appreciate that this work has to be done, WCC is urging them in the strongest terms to minimise any future impact on town centre traffic.”
He added that he looked forward to a timely conclusion to this stage of works and for both lanes of the Birmingham Road, along with access to St Peter’s Way, to be open.
Phase 2 of the Birmingham Road improvements scheme will deliver improved drainage, carriageway widening at the Bishopton roundabout on the outbound side to better facilitate exit, a new shared cycleway and footway from Worths Way to the entrance to Squirrels Street, the footpath on the inbound side widened to become an improved shared use pat,, a new safe crossing point over the Birmingham Road and a new bus shelter.
