Bridge set to reopen both ways

TRAFFIC CONTROL HAS BEEN ON A38 BARTON TURNS CROSSING FOR MOST OF YEAR

A BUSY bridge over the A38 is set to return to accommodating two lanes of traffic after a weekend of closures.

The B5016 above Barton Turns has been closed this weekend for structural repairs, but will open on Monday, at 6am.

Traffic is being diverted to the next junction of the A38 while the works take place.

After the work has been completed, the temporary traffic lights that have been in place for most of this year will be removed.

This means that the bridge will again be open to two-way traffic, with a 30mph speed limit remaining in place.

Next week, from Monday to Wednesday, there will be three nights of work on the southbound carriageway between Claymills and Branston.

This will see the carriageway closed from 8pm to 6am to allow for the planned drainage works to be completed.

Restrictions are in place on the A38 around Barton under Needwood and will remain there for the duration of wider works on the A38.

The restrictions include narrow lanes on the southbound carriageway through Barton Turn and 50mph speed limits enforced by speed cameras.

The work will last the rest of the year and is being carried out by Government roads department Highways England, as part of a year-long programme of resurfacing, drainage upgrades and bridge repairs on the A38 between the turnoffs for the A50 and the A5, south of Lichfield.

The planned roadworks may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.