Nine weeks of A483 major resurfacing works by Wales England border begin
Major resurfacing works for 9 weeks to replace the road surface that has “reached the end of its serviceable life” from south of J7 Rossett to the Wales/England border have begun.
Welsh Government say the majority of works will be carried out under contraflow which will allow the A483 to remain open to one lane of traffic in either direction.
There will be full overnight closures at certain times to install and dismantle the traffic management system.
Traffic management will be in both directions on the A483 from just south of junction 7 Rossett Interchange and Belgrave traffic signals up towards the ‘Posthouse’ roundabout.
Welsh Government explain, “The works involve: removing the worn-out surfacing, repairing and/or replacing the underlying concrete slabs, resurfacing with an improved surfacing product. The works are required as the road surface has reached the end of its serviceable life.
“Once repairs are complete, the new surfacing will have none of the existing transverse joints which cause unacceptable amounts of noise when driven over by cars.”
“The work will also significantly reduce any unplanned closures for emergency repairs on this section of the A483.”
“The repair and/or replacement of several concrete slabs, together with the laying of 2 layers of surfacing, will require full closure of each side of the dual carriageway in turn. Therefore, a contraflow arrangement will be set up which will allow the A483 to remain open to one lane of traffic in either direction.
“These measures are necessary to protect both the workforce and the travelling public, and to enable the works to be carried out in as short a time as possible.”
Concerns over noise have also been addressed, “In order to complete these works in such a short period of time, there will be overnight working.
“However, we are working with the contractor to identify the noisiest activities of the works and programme them to be carried out during the day and early evening.
“The majority of the work operations will be no louder than the normal noise associated with traffic using the dual carriageway on a daily basis.”
The current initial plan is detailed below, with a note it is subject to change:
February 5th and 6th
Daytime single lane closures in both directions.
Overnight single lane closure northbound.
Full overnight closure of the southbound carriageway, including Junction 7 southbound slip roads. Local diversion in place. February 7th onwards
24hr contraflow, i.e. one lane in each direction. Junction 7 northbound on and off slips will be closed during this time.
February 9th and 10th 24h traffic lights on Junction 7 Rossett Interchange roundabout.
February 12th to 18th
24hr contraflow, i.e. one lane in each direction. Junction 7 northbound on and off slips will be closed during this time.
February 19th to 25th
24hr contraflow, i.e. one lane in each direction. Junction 7 northbound on and off slips will be closed during this time.
February 23rd and 25th
Traffic lights on Junction 7 Rossett Interchange roundabout during the daytime.
For the full closures the old Wrexham Road will be used from the Gresford Roundabout to Belgrave junction, it appears access over the ‘top’ of the A483 at the Rossett junction will be possible however slips closed.
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