A417 Missing Link - Closures

A417 Missing Link

29 June 2023

Dear Customer

Drainage survey works – July 2023

We’re writing to let you know that we’ll shortly be undertaking some drainage survey works on the A417 at Cowley/Nettleton Bottom between Monday 3 July and Thursday 13 July 2023.

These works will be undertaken in two phases using both temporary traffic lights and full closures of the A417 overnight, as detailed below:

Traffic lights (managed road traffic management)

Date: Monday 3 July until Friday 6 July 2023

Time: 9pm to 6am each night

Location: On the A417 near the Golden Heart Inn, traffic will be restricted to one lane and traffic lights will be installed. Due to the careful timing of the work, delays should be minimal.

Full closure of the A417

Date: Monday 10 July until Thursday 13 July 2023

Time: 9pm to 6am each night

Location: A417 Air Balloon roundabout to Cowley roundabout

Diversion: The road will be closed in both directions and an approved, fully signed diversion route will be in place via the A429 and A436. Local residents are being advised to use alternative routes.

The Golden Heart Inn will remain open for business and staff and customers will be escorted to and from the premises from Cowley roundabout. This may involve a short delay depending on our stage of work - our priority is always to keep road users and our workers safe. Thank you in advance for your patience.

To minimise disruption, we’ll be working on weeknights only when there are fewer vehicles on the road. During the day we’ll keep the road open as usual. We’d like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption you may experience during this work.

We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes to it.

We send out weekly updates on all roadworks, closures, and any diversions in place. If you would like to receive these emails, please email A417SchemeEnquiries@kier.co.uk and we will add your details to our database for future information.

If you would like further information about this work, please contact the National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, who will direct your enquiry to the most appropriate person, or email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk

You can also visit our website: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/travel-updates/daily-closure- report/ where you can find a weekly report of all full closures across the network.

For information on all our works in the South West please follow us on Twitter @HighwaysSWEST

Yours faithfully

A417 Communications Team

A417SchemeEnquiries@kier.co.uk