Warning as 17 weeks of travel disruption expected when huge project gets underway
Wessex Water is urging road users to consider the time needed for their journeys when a £500,000 investment to improve the water supply network near Melksham gets under way in September.
A 17-week project to replace two sections of ageing water main on the A365 Bath Road, east of Bowerhill and within Sells Green, will begin on Monday, September 8.
An initial phase of two-way traffic lights will be in place on a short section of the road at Sells Green, just east of Spout Lane, until Friday, September 19, with nearby bus stops suspended.
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Then from Monday 22 September, two, three and four-way signals will be in place on the A365 at different times as the main replacement moves east to west from Sells Green to near the junction with Carnation Lane, just east of Bowerhill, until mid-December.
A Wessex Water spokesperson said: 'This is an essential investment to improve water supply in the area and we're carrying out to try and reduce disruption as much as possible.
'The project will be completed under temporary traffic lights which, at certain locations, will be manually controlled to help reduce congestion and delays.
'We have written to customers, businesses and schools in the area to inform them about the work and apologise for any inconvenience caused. The project is expected to be completed by Friday 19 December.''
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