Ongoing roadworks to fix potholes on Wolverhampton's roads

Motorists will need to find alternative routes when a normally busy Wolverhampton road is temporarily shut for preparation for pothole repairs.

Spring Road which runs between Ettinghall near Bilston to Birmingham New Road, Woodcross, will be shut in both directions from April 20 for around four days to make way for preparation work ahead of carriageway patching.

The public notice states: “Wolverhampton Council have made an order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 - prohibiting vehicles from proceeding on the following stretches of road. Spring Road will be closed along its entire length in both directions.

“It is anticipated that the closure will operate for four days between April 20 and May 1 between the hours of 9.30am and 2.30pm. The vehicular diversion route will be Birmingham New Road, Parkfield Road and vice versa.

“Manor Road will be closed along its entire length in both directions. It is anticipated that the closure will operate for one day between April 21 and April 24 between the hours of 9.30am and 2.30pm. The vehicular diversion route will be along Spring Road, Birmingham New Road, Parkfield Road and vice versa.

“Ettingshall Road will be closed from its junction with Parkfield Road to its junction with Bilston Road. It is anticipated that the closure will operate for two days between April 29 and May 6 between the hours of 7pm and 5am. The vehicular diversion route will be along Millfields Road, Coseley Road, Black Country Route, Oxford Street, Wellington Road, Bilston Road and vice versa.

“The order may operate for a maximum period of 18 months, but it is anticipated that the works will be undertaken between the dates detailed above, at the times specified. The order is required to facilitate pre-patching prior to surface treatment works.”

More road repairs were due to take place in Ettingshall Road between from its junction with Meadow Lane to Hurst Road.

Wolverhampton residents have been calling for speedy road repairs to be completed after a rise in potholes. The city is in the middle of a £10 million carriageway improvement project to tackle ruts and other defects.

In a separate project manhole cover repairs works were due to be carried out by Severn Trent Water in Goldthorn Hill at its junction with Wolverhampton Road East to outside the Aldi store.

Meanwhile, Bilston’s Bath Street will be closed from its junction with Brook Street to the side of Meadwood House, and Brook Street closed to its junction with Railway Drive for work relating to the National Grid electricity substation between April 22 and May 1. There will be a diversion route via Brook Street, Oxford Street Island, Black Country Route westbound or Coseley Road Island, Black Country Route eastbound.

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