Tony Wooldridge, Chair of the Parish Council, has provided some additional information on conversations with Gloucestershire County Council about the closure of the A4135 on Friday 25th and Tuesday 27th August 2023.
I’ve had a very useful discussion with the traffic manager for the resurfacing work on the A4135.
1. The work is not possible if there is too much rain. The currently scheduled days for the work are Friday 25 Aug and Tuesday 29 Aug. I will confirm on Thursday 28 whether these dates are unchanged. The road will only be closed between 0930 and 1530.
2. There will be a lot of manned closures at either end of the A4135 and on roads leading to it. Where the work is in progress there will be no vehicle access.
3. I have asked for the manned road closure on the link road near Ashel Barn to be moved to the top of Windmill Lane. Large vehicles will be advised not to try this route. There will be an extra road closed warning at the T junction near the tip to divert traffic from Nympsfield via Horsley & Nailsworth.
4. There will be an extra sign at Upper Hazlecote/A46 junction advising vehicles against using this route.
5. Please would anyone expecting a large vehicle in Kingscote or Bagpath try to avoid Aug 25 or 29.
I think these extra measures will help, and the traffic management will do their best to help with critical access needs, but there is likely to be some disruption.
The link to the Gloucestershire Highways website is here.