Weekly Roundup of Roadworks in Surrey, Hampshire, South Oxfordshire and South Berkshire – 16/12/2009
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
M4 between Baydon & Membury Service Station Phase one of the maintenance work continues on the M4 between Baydon and Membury Service Station to carry out work to the drainage system and safety barrier.
Between 14 and 20 December, there is a 24hour hard shoulder closure both east and westbound, and daytime off-peak lane one closures Monday to Thursday between 0930hrs – 1600hrs, Friday (Westbound) between 0530hrs – 1200hrs and Friday (Eastbound) between 0530 – 1400hrs. Night time off-peak lane one & two closures will be Monday to Thursday between 2300hrs – 0530hrs and Friday between 0001hrs – 0600hrs.
Traffic management is in place on both carriageways over a distance of approximately 4.5km between Ramsbury Road and Baydon Road overbridges, with three lanes operating on both carriageways during peak times.
Phase two of the work will start week commencing 04 January and is scheduled to be completed by March 2010.
M4 Junction 8/9
Improvements to the roundabout of the M4 Junction 8/9, A404(M), A308(M) interchange are continuing and are scheduled to be completed by Thursday 16 December, weather permitting. Work is taking place overnight between 2200hrs and 0600hrs.
The work is in three phases and involves the resurfacing of the roundabout and improved lane markings.
The exit and entry slip roads on all approaches to the roundabout will be closed at various stages throughout the works, with diversion routes clearly signed. .
M4 Junction 5 – 7
Daytime and overnight work to renew bridge parapets, safety fences, and waterproofing the bridge decks continues this week. Three narrow lanes will be maintained in each direction at peak times.
A 50mph speed restriction will be in force and free recovery in place. This speed restriction and narrow lanes will remain until the work is complete in Spring 2010.
A404(M)
Work is underway for replacing the Western Region Railway Bridge on the A404(M) near Maidenhead. Two narrow lanes will be available at peak times in each direction throughout. A 40mph speed limit will be in place for the safety of drivers and the workforce. Overnight there will be the occasional contra-flow and lane and slip road closures with signed diversions.
M3 Junction 4-3 Drainage Phase 2
Drainage work continues this week on M3 between J4 and J3, and is scheduled to be completed by early February 2010, weather permitting.
This weekend the traffic management will change and will result in the southbound being open without any restrictions and the northbound carriageway will have three narrow lanes open at peak times.
Narrow lanes on the northbound carriageway will be in place from Monday 30 November until early February. There will be some off-peak lane closures. A 50 mph speed limit will be enforced throughout the site, for the duration of the works.
M3 J4 Blackwater Valley Bridge Works
Bridge maintenance work on the M3 at Junction 4 continues this week until the end of December, weather permitting.
To minimise delays to road users work will be undertaken at night between 22.00hrs and 06.00hrs. It will be necessary to reduce the carriageway to single lane running whilst the works are taking place. It will also be necessary on occasions to close the J4 slip roads overnight for the deck expansion joints to be installed. When slip road closures are in place there will be a fully signed diversion to Junction 4a.
M3 J4 Hawley Lane Bridge Works
Bridge inspection work takes place on 15 December during off peak hours on both carriageways at J4. This work may cause delays for road users of up to 5 minutes.
A3 Hindhead
Changes have been made this week affecting southbound traffic, south of the Hazel Grove junction. The contraflow has been removed and traffic is flowing in a single lane on the new A3 from Hazel Grove to the scheme end at Spaniard Junction. Northbound traffic continues on the existing A3.
Major improvement work to improve the A3 and remove the current bottleneck at Hindhead traffic lights continues this week.
Traffic management for the scheme starts just before the A3 Thursley junction at the north end (nearest to Guildford) with a temporary road layout and 40mph speed limit. At the south end there is a 50mph limit starting south of the A3 Liphook junction, reducing to 40mph at Hammer Lane.
A34 Sugworth
Tree and vegetation clearance works to the A34 at Sugworth, between Hinksey and Abingdon North are ongoing and are scheduled to be completed by 19 December 2009. Works will take place between 10pm – 6am (Monday to Friday) and require a lane one closure to the A34 southbound carriageway.
A34 Wolvercote Viaduct replacement scheme Ongoing there is a 40mph speed limit in place and two narrow lanes running both northbound and southbound on the A34 enforced by average speed cameras. The speed limit is in place for the protection of road users and road workers.
Also ongoing, the A40, which runs under the viaduct, has a 30mph speed limit and will require night time off-peak temporary traffic lights at times. Intermittent short term closures will be required of one of the cycleway/footways to continue construction activities. Localised signed diversion routes will operate, with a temporary signalised pedestrian crossing on the east side of the Wolvercote viaduct to assist cyclists and pedestrians with a safe crossing point.
A27 Hilsea to Warblington Lighting Major Maintenance Work continues this week on the second phase of works along a 2km of the A27 between Hilsea and Warblington in order to replace the existing lighting and drainage as well as carrying out safety barrier renewals.
This work is scheduled to be completed by early February 2010, weather permitting.
The narrow lanes have now been removed from the carriageway and during the day time there are no planned restrictions. Work will continue under off-peak lane closures between 21:00 and 05:30hrs. There will be two slip-road closures for one night each, with a fully signed diversion in place. A cycleway diversion will be in place.
Traffic Signal Upgrade
A series of traffic signal upgrades across the region continues this month at various junctions on the Area 3 network.. The work will involve replacing the current bulbs with new LED signal heads at over 40 sites over the next ten months. The new LED signal heads are brighter and lower voltage, offering safety environmental and maintenance benefits.
This week the traffic signals at M27 J9 will be upgraded, and temporary traffic signals will be in place while the work is being carried out.
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