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BBC News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Road repairs in Shropshire to mean overnight A49 closures
Engineering work will be carried out throughout August to repair a deteriorating road surface in Highways said it would mean the closure of a section of the A49 between the B4368, at Craven Arms, and A5, at Bayston work is due to start on 4 August and the closures will take place overnight to reduce are due to be completed by 13 September and National Highways said road users would "benefit from a safer, smoother road including clearer road markings". It said the closures would start at 20:00 BST and end at 06:00, Monday to it said it aimed to stick to its timetable, "unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes". Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
19-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hereford bypass plans progress despite opposition
Plans to build the first phase of a bypass around Hereford have passed another milestone – but strong opposition to the scheme county councillor Tracy Bowes asked cabinet member for transport Philip Price at a cabinet meeting how likely it was, given the aim of "de-trunking" the current A49 north of Grafton, that a 60mph road could be built around to the A465 to National Highways standards "for just £35m".Price said construction standards had not changed since the previously approved scheme, "which had approval from National Highways".The procurement strategy for phase one of the bypass was agreed at the cabinet meeting. Cabinet member for finance Pete Stoddart said the phase one strategy would "bring on board a contractor who is able to refine the design and provide a more informed estimate of cost", which will "inform the full business case" for leader of the Independents for Herefordshire Liz Harvey said that "if this really is such a no-brainer decision, then you really should have come up with the evidence to support it".But Liberal Democrat group leader Terry James said: "What there is, is the overwhelming majority of the public who want this to happen and who are sick to death of the shenanigans trying to stop it," he said. Independents for Herefordshire councillor David Hitchiner claimed the authority was now applying "undue haste on getting diggers on the ground".He also said the design for the road approved nine years ago terminates at a four-arm roundabout at the A465, lacking a fifth arm which would form the start of phase two across the river replied: "When we have planning permission for phase two, for which we will have the outline case by next summer, we will know how we will join the two together" – at "a four-arm roundabout that has the capability of expansion".Details of the council's approach to construction procurement and land acquisition, now approved, have not been made public for reasons of commercial news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
