Posted on Tuesday 17th December 2024
Branston interchange this month.
A scheme bringing major improvements to a key Staffordshire gateway junction is set for completion in spring 2025.
Latest images of the multi-million-pound Branston Interchange project near Burton show the progress made by the teams at the end of the year.
The improvements will ease congestion and increase capacity at the A38 junction. It includes creating additional lanes around the junction, on the slip roads and on Branston Road and Parkway. New traffic signals will also be installed.
As the project reaches its final stages, people are reminded that traffic management will remain in place over the Christmas period.
In March and April, there will be a series of overnight closures to resurface the roundabout at Branston Road and a section of Parkway, with dates to be confirmed in the new year.
A £6million allocation from UK Government funding and a significant contribution from the main developer of the Branston Locks site, Nurton Developments, are funding the scheme.
In addition to improving traffic flow around the junction, the project provides key transport infrastructure for the ongoing homes and employment development at Branston Locks and Burton’s future economic growth.
Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for strategic highways Mark Deaville said:
This project is delivering significant improvements to what is a busy junction and one of the main transport gateways to Burton. We’re now looking forward to its imminent completion in spring.
Not only will it improve traffic flow around the junction but support Burton and Staffordshire’s economic growth.
We understand there will be some disruption while any traffic management is in place for which we’d like to apologise for, but it is necessary to enable us to move forward in bringing future growth and prosperity to Burton and Staffordshire.”
Anyone wanting to find out more about the scheme should visit the project webpage.
People can sign up for the East Staffordshire Highways newsletter, or those for any other district on the county council’s website.
They can contact the project team at: A38Branstoninterchange@staffordshire.gov.uk