Motorists are facing six months of misery when work begins on a gas main renewal scheme in an area of Walsall on Monday.
Temporary traffic signals will be in place in Goscote Lane, and drivers are warned to expect delays.
Gas Alliance is replacing cast iron mains on behalf of National Grid Gas along the road which links Goscote to Harden. Walsall Council spokesman Steve Griffiths said: “Temporary traffic signals will be in operation on Goscote Lane, Walsall, from October 6 for a period of approximately six months.
“The work forms part of a wider National Grid Gas project to replace cast iron mains with modern polyethylene pipes which have a life expectancy of 80 years.
“Initially, temporary traffic signals will be in operation near the site of the former Goscote Hospital, and as work progresses they will move southwards towards the junction with Harden Road,” Mr Griffiths added.
“The intention of the scheme is to connect this new main to existing infrastructure located on Ross Road.
“Further location of temporary traffic management on this stretch of road will be required as the scheme progresses.
“Delays are expected, particularly at peak travel periods.”
The project is the latest in a lengthy series of roadworks scheme causing misery for motorists in the borough.
It emerged yesterday that the reopening of Hatherton Street at the junction of Littleton Street near Walsall town centre has been delayed for a second time.
It was blocked in August and was expected to be accessed again from this weekend.
But unforeseen problems with cables have held back work as part of the multi-million pound ring road project.
Council chiefs have insisted that the route should reopen by Wednesday afternoon at the latest.
Traffic travelling from the Arboretum junction has to travel up to Stafford Street, then along St Paul’s Street and Hatherton Road to get to their homes and workplaces.
It also means that drivers wanting to access Littleton Street West from Hatherton Street South have to go back into the town centre and along Lichfield Street.
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