A £1.2 million highways improvement scheme has started in Tamworth.
This project, at the B5493 Aldergate and A513 Upper Gungate, involves the reconstruction and resurfacing of the road between Lichfield Street and Comberford Road.
Work includes improvements to a section of Offa Drive along with repairs to kerbs, tactile crossings and ironworks in the area.
The scheme, which began last week, is being split into five different phases that will work on one section of the route at a time to minimise disruption to the local community.
Work has now progressed to phase two, which is taking place at Aldergate from Corporation Street to Hospital Street. Access will be maintained to The Peel, Christopher's and other businesses from the south via Corporation Street.
Since phase one was completed ahead of schedule, the work programme has been adjusted to minimise disruption to businesses as much as possible. As a result, no work will take place on Friday nights or weekends until the start of phase three.
The scheme will move on to phase three on Monday 10 March, which will see crews work on Upper Gungate from Hospital Street to the Railway Bridge and Offa Drive. This phase will take around two weeks.
Rob Pritchard, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Support Member for Highways South, said: “These major schemes are the type of road repairs residents tell me that want to see delivered by Staffordshire County Council. This is a busy part of Tamworth and a key route through the town, so it is fantastic to see this scheme moving forward this month.
"We are now resurfacing an even larger stretch of the road than initially planned - from beyond Croft Street all the way to Fountain Junction, which many drivers use to get to the M42, Ashby, Alrewas, Burton and the National Memorial Arboretum."
This project has been carefully planned since it was first announced to the public two years ago and made possible because of the additional £45 million the county council has invested into highways over three years.
The overall project is expected to take around 12 weeks to complete.
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