Posted on Thursday 12th January 2023
Motorists are being advised of highways improvements along the A34 near Stone due to start on Monday 16 January.
Staffordshire County Council’s highways teams will be carrying out works at The Fillybrooks/Walton Roundabout, the A520 Stafford Road and the B5026 Eccleshall Road.
The exploratory works are needed ahead of a major resurfacing scheme in April, part of a £5.2 million investment by the county council into improving eight major gateways into the county’s towns.
The work is expected to take around two weeks to complete and will include extensive drainage cleaning, along with detailed surveys of the road surface and excavation of trial holes.
To ensure the scheme can be carried out safely, overnight works will start on Monday 16th January for 5 nights with a road closure of the B5026 Eccleshall Road, and lane closures of the A34 The Fillybrooks/Walton Roundabout and A520 Stafford Road. The B5026 Eccleshall Road will be closed from the A34 to Tilling Drive from 8pm to 6am each night.
A diversion will be in place via the A34, A51, A519 through Eccleshall and B5026 to Stone and vice versa.
From Monday 23rd January temporary lane closures will then be in place during day times until Friday 27th January.
Access will be maintained for residents and businesses during the works where possible and crews will be doing their upmost to reduce any disruption.
David Williams, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at Staffordshire County Council said:
“Well maintained roads are important for residents, motorists and of course the economy and it is important to invest in keeping them safe and well maintained.
“These important exploratory works need to be done ahead of resurfacing improvements planned for later in April, which will help to prolong the life of the road.
“For the safety of crews and road users, a combination of temporary overnight road closures and daytime lane restrictions are necessary. Any vehicles requiring access through the road closure to their properties should also take extra care whilst driving within the works area. As ever, our crews will be doing everything they can to minimise any inconvenience and I would like to thank people in advance for their co-operation.”
Further details of the works are available on the one.network website.