Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2025
Ann Edgeller at the Weeping Cross roundabouts
A major Stafford road and transport scheme is progressing at pace with lasting improvements now being made to a busy roundabout junction.
The scheme on the A34 from Weeping Cross towards the town centre includes improvements to two roundabout junctions, road and footway resurfacing, new pedestrian crossings and cycleways and strengthening to Radford river bridge and Queensville rail bridge.
The current phase sees the team working on Queensville roundabout, with traffic management mostly using narrowed lanes and lane closures to keep disruption to a minimum.
Surfacing of Radford Bank will take place in the spring when the weather conditions will help to make the surfacing more durable. This will be done with a series of overnight closures of Radford Bank and part of Queensville, with details publicised closer to the time.
Work completed so far includes resurfacing of the Weeping Cross roundabouts, improvements to footways and drainage along Radford Bank to Queensville, installation of a new pedestrian crossing by the Aldi store and strengthening of the bridges.
Local county councillor Ann Edgeller said the much-needed scheme was progressing well, with Queensville island and Radford Bank on schedule for a late spring completion.
She added:
The teams have done a fantastic job so far and while this work has been disruptive, it’s a vital and significant improvement scheme for this area and for Stafford.
We’ve seen a considerable amount of work done already, notably the resurfacing of the Weeping Cross roundabouts and bridge strengthening and we look forward to seeing this good progress continue.
There will be some traffic management and overnight closures while resurfacing takes place on Radford Bank in the spring. The team will get this done as quickly as possible. As the local county councillor, the feedback I’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive about what is considerable improvement scheme.”
Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for strategic highways Mark Deaville said:
This is a huge road and transport improvement project for Stafford and will bring lasting benefits for decades to come.
It is a complex and carefully planned scheme and part of the wider package of improvements which have taken place across Stafford. It has included significant strengthening and maintenance work of the two bridges which is vital to the scheme as they carry a significant volume of traffic. The scheme continues to progress well, with Queensville roundabout works well under way.”
Work needs to take place now due to national funding requirements. Once completed the road surface will last for between 20 and 30 years.