What you need to know about the current works
Working with our contractor, CR Reynolds Ltd, we have made significant progress on the Kingswood roundabout schemes since work started on site in February, including -
- drainage works
- reprofiling of the nearby embankments to create the space needed to increase the capacity of the carriageway
- road widening and resurfacing
- removal of old traffic islands and installation of new ones
However, to facilitate each scheme, traffic management arrangements will be in place.
Ennerdale Leisure Centre
As part of the scheme at Ennerdale Leisure Centre Roundabout, Ennerdale (north) was recently closed in both directions from May until the end of July, between the Thomas Clarkson Way / Ennerdale junction and Littondale. However, Littondale remained open throughout.
From Thursday 30 July, the road has re-opened to northbound traffic.
The closure allowed CityFibre to carry out essential diversion and disconnection works, which needed to take place to allow CR Reynolds Ltd to deliver road widening and drainage improvements.
CityFibre’s contractor has now completed these works and is moving on to install and switch connection to its replacement fibreoptic cable.
This work requires additional time and means traffic management will remain in place until mid-September, with the southbound carriageway closed.
This decision means that a further road closure will not be required at a later date.
So, while traffic will be able to travel northbound again, a diversion will be in place southbound.
Buses via -
- Sutton Road
- Holwell Road
- Nidderdale
- Littondale
All other traffic -
- Ennerdale
- Bude Road
- John Newton Way
- Thomas Clarkson Way
One bus stop will be temporarily closed at Ennerdale A1033 (southbound), between the Thomas Clarkson Way / Ennerdale junction and the Sutton Road / Ennerdale junction.
During the 10-week closure, significant progress has been made, including -
- installation of a new surface water drainage system
- installation of a new combined kerb drainage system
- installation of a new filter drain system
- completion of diversions by Yorkshire Water
- completion of diversions by Northern Power Grid
CR Reynolds Ltd also used the opportunity to complete several tasks programmed for later in the scheme, including -
- completion of the kerb tie-in works adjacent to the signalised crossing (originally programmed for November)
- part of the road widening on the southbound approach to the roundabout
- ground stabilisation works within the widened section of the southbound approach to the roundabout
Wawne Road / Bude Road
In addition to the traffic management at the Ennerdale Leisure Centre Roundabout, it is also required as part of the Wawne Road / Bude Road Roundabout scheme.
From Tuesday 4 August, a two-month road closure will be in place for vehicles travelling westbound on Wawne Road (east), between Bude Road roundabout and Noddle Hill Way.
The closure is required to allow CR Reynolds Ltd to continue with the next stage of planned carriageway widening and reconstruction works.
All westbound traffic, travelling along Wawne Road (east), including bus services, will be required to follow a signed diversion -
- Wawne Road
- Honiton Road
- Holwell Road
Eastbound traffic will be unaffected, as a recent month-long closure on this stretch of road is lifted following the completion of work to -
- install a new combined kerb drainage system
- demolish an existing splitter island and construct a new one on the east approach of Wawne Road
- undertake resurfacing works to the carriageway
You can view the works and traffic management arrangements within the attached scheme plans.
