Highways improvements to start on A522 Uttoxeter Road

Drivers are being advised of highways improvements on the A522 Uttoxeter Road, Beamhurst/JCB roundabout near Uttoxeter  due to start on Monday 12 June.

Staffordshire County Council’s highways teams will be carrying out drainage, kerbing, footway patching and road resurfacing works.

The scheme is scheduled to take around ten weeks to complete and will include temporary traffic lights and a combination of temporary lane and road closures to ensure the work can be carried out safely.

David Williams, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at Staffordshire County Council said: 

“This is a well used road and an important scheme for the area which will help to prolong the life of the road.

“Good roads are important for residents, motorists and of course the economy and it is important to invest in keeping them safe and well maintained.  This is why we recently announced an extra investment of £5 million in pothole repairs, on top of an extra £30 million investment in larger repairs and resurfacing of roads and junctions over the next two years.

“To make sure the work can be carried out safely, temporary traffic lights, lane closures and full road closures are required at various stages of the project.  We have been working with local businesses in the area to make sure they are aware of the works and signs have been put up advising motorists of the works. I would like to thank people in advance for their co-operation while the work is carried out.”

The works will include:

• 12^th June –16^th July; three-way lights on the A522/JCB access roundabout.  
• 17^th July – 23^rd July; four-way lights @ the junction of the A522/Pigeonhay Lane/St Michaels Road.
• 24^th July – 28^th July; Full road closures (8am to 5pm) to plane the existing road surface.
• 31^st July – 04^th August; three-way lights on the A522/JCB access roundabout.  
• 7^th August - 11^th August; Full Road closure (8am to 5pm) for resurfacing, road markings, clean gullies/kerbs/drains.

Further details of the works are available on the One.network website.