Motorists face summer roadworks in busy Aldridge road
Motorists face summer roadworks misery during a six-week scheme closing one side of a street.
South Staffs Water is carrying out a £400,000 project to replace a water main along Erdington Road, in Aldridge.
Work got started this week on the project which officials say will improve water quality and supply to people living nearby.
A 4.5-mile stretch of water main along the road and adjoining roads will be replaced in the scheme
Erdington Road is closed off to motorists heading southbound.
Work began on Sunday is being carried out seven days a week.
It is the second stage of a wider scheme to improve water supplies will which also carry on next year.
South Staffs Water say the work is happening during the school summer holidays to "minimise disruption to residents, businesses and visitors to the area" with the aim of it being completed before the school term starts in September.
Phil Newland, managing director at South Staffs Water, said: “This project represents a significant investment into the water quality in Aldridge and has been split into three phases to minimise the impact to traffic, residents and businesses.
"Erdington Road is the second phase of improvements, we completed the first upgrades in the town centre in 2018 and the final phase will be in Birmingham Road to the Aldridge bypass, Whetstone Road and surrounding streets in 2020.”
Commuters travelling northbound on the route will be unaffected, while passengers travelling southbound will be diverted onto the A454 bypass and onto Walsall Road, Bosty Lane and Barr Common Road, before rejoining Erdington Road.
The company has also confirmed that nearby residents and businesses will still have access during the project.
More information on the work can be found by contacting the site team on 0800 3891011 or by visiting the company's website for updates on the diversions at www.south-staffs-water.co.uk/news/water-mains-upgrade-for-aldridge
