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Seven months of roadworks begin on A449 near Wolverhampton

More than six months of overnight closures on the A449 were starting this afternoon.

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Work between the A449 Gailey Island and M54 Junction 2 at Coven will last until July 31, according to signs put up on the road today.

The work will take place from 8pm to 6am on week days and weekends, with access to businesses and residential properties 'maintained at all times'.

Access to and from side roads off the A449 will be restricted during the roadworks

On week days, traffic restrictions as a result of the work will see separate northbound and southbound carriageway closures enforced between the A449 Gailey Island and Brewood Road roundabout.

While on the weekend there will be full closures on the same stretch from 8pm on a Friday until 6am on a Monday for four consecutive weeks.

Lorries pass the roadworks next to The Harrows Inn in Standeford

During the closures, side road access to and from the A449 will be restricted with diversions in place.

The work was scheduled to take place back in November this year, but it was delayed until Highways England warned residents the work would be starting early in 2017.

Earlier this year the speed limit on the A449 from the M54 to Coven was reduced to 40mph from 60mph.

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