Posted on Monday 27th October 2025
A major scheme to improve the A34 corridor between Weeping Cross and Stafford town centre is now complete.
A major road improvement scheme on one of the key routes into Stafford has been completed – with two-way traffic now restored.
The £6 million scheme on the A34 corridor between Weeping Cross and the town centre includes a new road surface including two busy roundabout junctions, strengthening of two bridges, a new controlled pedestrian crossing near Aldi and improvements for cyclists and bus users.
The final phase of work between Queensville roundabout and Riverway took place in recent weeks, under a one-way system. This arrangement was carefully planned to limit disruption for local businesses and emergency services.
The 70-week scheme began in summer 2024, beginning at the Weeping Cross roundabouts and working down Radford Bank towards Queensville island. It has included strengthening of the Queensville bridge and the historic Radford Bridge, which was not built for today’s volume and weight of traffic.
Throughout the project, teams worked under lane and overnight closures to keep traffic moving wherever possible and to minimise inconvenience for residents and road users.
Because the scheme was funded by central government, work needed to be completed within a specific timeframe to secure the investment for Stafford.
Additional drainage and surfacing work took place over the weekend to help reduce the need for future closures. Final commissioning of the traffic signals was completed this morning, meaning the A34 has now reopened in full to all traffic today (Monday 27 October).
WATCH: Peter Mason talks about the scheme completion and thanks people for their understanding while work has taken place.
Peter Mason, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for strategic highways, said:
“This has been a hugely significant and long-awaited scheme on one of the busiest routes into Stafford from the south.
“We know from local communities, councillors, businesses and road users that it has been important to the town, but of course projects like this cannot be carried out without disruption. Each phase has been carefully planned to keep this to a minimum.
“The scheme is a major achievement which the teams have worked hard to get done as efficiently as possible, including much overnight working. There has also been a lot of construction going on underneath the bridges which people would not have seen.
“We would again like to thank people for their patience and understanding throughout the scheme, and also for feedback, particularly from local residents and businesses.”
While the main scheme is now complete, a small amount of follow-up drainage work will take place on Radford Bank on 3 - 6 November. Two-way traffic will remain open during this period, with short off-peak signal controls between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
Some footway surfacing works on Lichfield Road will also need to be completed sometime in the next two weeks. This will only take up to two days and will not require any road closures.
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