Tag Archives: Road
Education and engineering improvements are top priority to make Somerset roads safer
Road safety experts are keeping education and engineering at the top of their agenda as they continue the fight to make Somerset’s roads safer.
Rode set for highway improvements
Major road improvements to the main A361 through Rode are due to take place later this month. Somerset County Council’s highways teams will be carrying out essential resurfacing work and also making improvements to road signs and markings over five nights starting on 17 August. A road closure will be required while work takes place […]
Resurfacing work to go ahead
Work to resurface a main road in Langport is due to take place later next month. The improvements on the A378 will require a temporary road closure and this has been timed to take place over three evenings (between 6.30pm to 11.30pm) starting on 14 September to minimise disruption as much as possible. Full carriageway […]
Recognition for Muchelney road raising
Somerset County Council’s ambitious road raising scheme in Muchelney has received national recognition. The scheme, which saw a road to the village raised up to 1.2 metres in places, has been shortlisted for The MJ (Municipal Journal) Achievement Awards 2015 and lauded as an “innovative engineering solution”. Most of Muchelney escaped the severe flooding that […]
Work on new pedestrian crossing starts
Work to construct a new pedestrian crossing on a busy road in Highbridge has started today. The work comes with support of the local community after a request was made by Cllr John Woodman as part of Somerset County Council’s Small Improvements Scheme programme. Work began today (Monday 17 November) to construct a zebra crossing […]
End in sight for closed road
Work to repair a road near Ilminster which has been closed since February could begin early next month after investigative work was completed. The B3168 at The Beacon was closed for safety reasons earlier this year when extreme wet weather caused the road to move and there were concerns for the safety of drivers. It […]
B3168 Beacon road closure update
The results of investigative work to discover what has caused structural damage to a road near Ilminster could be ready next week. The B3168 at The Beacon has been closed since February when extreme wet weather caused the road to move and there were concerns for the safety of drivers. Following recent on-site investigations by […]
Plea over closed road in Bruton
Drivers are being urged to respect road closure signs while important drainage improvement works take place in Bruton. The A359 Quaperlake Street was fully closed on Monday (Aug 4) for around four weeks to allow contractors to carry out the work safely. However, it appears some motorists have been ignoring the signs and moving barriers […]
B3168 investigations continue
Engineers will be on site at a road near Ilminster over the next few weeks as efforts to identify what caused structural damage to the carriageway continue. The B3168 at The Beacon has been closed since February when the extreme wet weather caused the road to move and there were concerns for the safety of […]
A303 Improvements take another major step forward
Improvements to the A303/ A358/ A30 corridor took a major step forward at a meeting with the Department for Transport last Friday (24 Jan). At a very positive meeting with Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset Councils, Highways Agency, Local Enterprise Partnership, business groups and other interest parties the Department for Transport shared details of their […]
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