Road resurfacing works are to be carried out at Plymouth’s Milehouse junction during two weeks in April.
The junction is a busy traffic hub directing drivers towards all parts of the city and the new surface are needed to prolong its life.
A total of around 8,500 m² of road surface will be renewed during the overnight works being carried from Tuesday 19 April to Sunday 1 May.
The top surfacing layer will be planed off to a depth of 40mm and replaced with a new course of bituminous macadam.
Plymouth Highways has carefully planned the works to cause as little disruption as possible. Work will be carried out between 7pm and 6am and the work is being phased at various different sections of the junction so a minimum number of routes through the junction will be closed at the same time.
Depending on which sections are closed, full diversions will be in place and these will be moved to suit the affected routes through the junction.
Each stage is planned to take between two to four nights although some sections will be repeated for works that cannot be carried out until the surfacing has been allowed to cure, such as lining or traffic loop installation.
Local access to properties and businesses will be maintained at all times. While there may be some delays teams will endeavour to keep any inconvenience to a minimum.
During the road closures the teams will try and carry out any other maintenance works that are needed to avoid any further disruption in the future. This will include lining works, gully emptying, vegetation cutbacks and renewal of street lighting columns and traffic signals.
Highways assets such as barriers and kerbs along the adjoining closed routes will also be inspected before the work begins to see if any related works need to be programmed during the closures.