Posted on Thursday 2nd October 2025
Lichfield Eastern Avenue
A major upgrade to a main road junction in Lichfield to provide access to a new housing development will be completed in December.
The developer-funded scheme will see the A5192 Eastern Avenue junction with Watery Lane upgraded to include additional lanes, new traffic lights, road resurfacing, new and improved paths, signs and road markings and improved drainage. There will also be a new controlled pedestrian crossing on Eastern Avenue which will significantly improve safety.
So that work to be carried out safely and as quickly as possible, traffic management has been in place throughout the scheme. This has included temporary signals, lane closures and some road closures, including scheduled ones in December.
Final surfacing and road marking works will take place between Monday 1 December and Friday 12 December. Full overnight closures which be needed each night between 7pm and 7am in both directions and a signed diversion will be in place. While the scheme had originally been scheduled to finish in November, there has unfortunately been some unforeseen issues with utility company drainage which resulted in a slight scheme redesign. People directly affected by the planned closures will be notified nearer the time.
The improved junction will enable safe and improved access onto Watery Lane and the new Redrow Homes Curborough Lakes development, which will have nearly 470 properties.
Peter Mason, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for strategic highways, said:
This is a major upgrade to the junction on the busy Eastern Avenue which will provide safe access to the new housing development.
While this developer-funded scheme was due to finish in November there have unfortunately been some unforeseen utility issues, so we apologise for the delay. The December works will take place overnight to minimise disruption and will be completed well ahead of Christmas.
We will remind people of the closures closer to the time and publish the diversion route. We’d again like to thank people for their patience while work has been carried out.”
People can find out more at the scheme webpage under the Lichfield roadworks section of the county council’s website.
For any enquiries about the scheme, people should contact: mevans@mcphillips.co.uk