The works at the junction of the A527 Barracks Road and Hassell Street, outside the primary school, have been programmed during the school holidays, with a view that the bulk of the work be completed during the 6-week period, thereby minimising disruption at the start of the next school year.
The works will see a series of lane closures and temporary traffic signals on the A527 Barracks Road from 7 July 2025. These will be a mixture of lane 1 and lane 2 closures, with closure of the bus lane, for a period of approximately 8 weeks. This will allow works to the footways,central reservation and the carriageway. Traffic will be reduced to single lane running for 24hrs per day during this period. This will culminate in a series of overnight road closures at the end of August to complete resurfacing of the carriageway, These closures are currently planned for the nights of 27, 28 and 29 August.
Hassell Street will be temporarily closed at the junction of Barracks Road from 21 July for 6 weeks. This is to accommodate the footway widening and resurfacing works to the junction. Access to Hassell Street will be maintained via Windsor Street and Scott Street, with a new car park access opened off Windsor Street. Access back onto Barracks Road from Hassell Street will be temporarily stopped whilst works take place, with the diversion signposting road users towards A52 George Street.
In September 2025, there will be some final works on Hassell Street that will require temporary signals for 2 and a half weeks. There will also be short term closures of Hassell Street over several days in September, these are currently planned for 17 and 18 September