Posted on Friday 21st February 2025
Photos of the works
A £1.2 million highways improvement scheme in Tamworth, which started this month, is progressing at pace.
The scheme, at the B5493 Aldergate and A513 Upper Gungate, involves the reconstruction and resurfacing of the road between Lichfield Street and Comberford Road.
The work, being carried out by Staffordshire County Council, includes improvements to a section of Offa Drive along with repairs to kerbs, tactile crossings and ironworks in the area.
To help minimise disruption to the local community, works are being split into five different phases that will work on one section of the route at a time. Work has now progressed to phase two, which is taking place at Aldergate, from Corporation Street to Hospital Street. Access will be maintained to The Peel, Christopher's and other businesses from the south via Corporation Street.
Since phase one has progressed ahead of schedule, the work programme has been adjusted to minimise disruption to businesses as much as possible. As a result, no work will take place on Friday nights or weekends until the start of phase three, starting on Monday 10 March.
Phase three will see crews work on Upper Gungate from Hospital Street to the Railway Bridge and Offa Drive and should take around two weeks to complete.
Speaking about the progress, Rob Pritchard, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Support Member for Highways South, said:
“These major schemes are the type of road repairs residents tell me that they want to see delivered by Staffordshire County Council.
“This is a busy part of Tamworth and a key route through the town, so it is fantastic to see the scheme progressing at pace.
"We are now resurfacing an even larger stretch of the road than initially planned, from beyond Croft Street all the way to Fountain Junction. This is the road that many drivers use to get to the M42, Ashby, Alrewas, Burton and the National Memorial Arboretum."
This project has been carefully planned since it was first announced to the public two years ago and made possible because of the additional £45 million the county council has invested into highways over three years.
The overall project is expected to take around 12 weeks to complete.
People can keep up to date with progress on the Aldergate and Upper Gungate scheme webpage.
To stay informed about roadworks in Tamworth and the surrounding areas, sign up for the monthly Fixing More Roads in Tamworth newsletter on the county council’s website.