Disruption as A449 Stafford Road works begin tonight
A busy section of Stafford Road heading into Wolverhampton will be closed to traffic overnight from this evening.
The southbound route into the city will be closed between its junction with Oxley Moor Road and Bushbury Lane from 7pm.
The road will reopen from 5am with the overnight closure in place until March 24, after which other sections of the road will be shut. Work will take place on week nights only.
Motorists will have to use various diversions, some up to 30 minutes long.
Southbound drivers should go via Three Tuns Lane, Elston Hall Lane, Kempthorne Avenue, Showell Circus, Third Avenue, Raynor Road, Cannock Road, Stafford Street and back to Stafford Road.
However, HGV drivers who need to avoid low bridges face a 17-mile detour, with guidance telling them to use the M54 out to the Cosford junction, then take the A41 Wergs Road through Tettenhall into the city centre.
The estimated two-month works timetable is subject to weather conditions, according to Tarmac, who are carrying out the repairs.
Information for bus passengers about temporary pick-up points is being displayed at current bus stops and online at nxbus.co.uk.
Access for pedestrians will remain but people have been warned of risks such as raised manholes, uneven surfaces and the use of hot bituminous material that may cause burns and stick to footwear and tyres.
Steve Evans, Wolverhampton council's cabinet member for city environment, described the £1.45 million reconstruction and resurfacing scheme as 'vital' to the city economy. It is being financed by the Department of Transport.
