Plenty of new schemes starting this week in Plymouth
New roadworks schemes which will impact on some of Plymouth’s busiest roads start this week. Works will impact on the A38, William Prance Road, the Ridegway, Outland Road and Embankment Road.
On Thursday, there will be works affecting the A38. Between Marsh Mills to Leigham, on the slip road, between 9.30am and 3.30pm, there will be one lane closed opposite the Marsh Mills Retail Park. This is so South West Water can carry out sewer pipe cleaning.
From Wednesday, for the next ten days, there will also be new roadworks taking place on the already congested William Prance Road. There will be two-way signals, next to the Peninsula Radiology Academy, 24 hours a day. This is so Western Power Distribution can carry out new supply works.
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There will also be a whole raft of road closures in and around the city and Plymouth Hoe on Saturday for Armed Forces day. Hoe Road will be closed from the junction with Citadel Road to the junction of Madeira Road, 7am to 11.30pm.
It comes as Plymouth City Council has said that they ‘do not have a magic wand’ to solve the traffic chaos seen daily in the city. Long delays, especially around the A386 Tavistock Road, have been a daily occurrence in recent months.
The council has apologised and admits that the situation is frustrating, but that there are reasons why some of the works have had to be carried out at the same time. And they said that while they are doing their best to mitigate for disruption, they do not have a magic wand and delays are unfortunately inevitable.
Plymouth City Council has helpfully put out a list of roadworks that will be taking place across the city over the next week. The council is responsible for coordinating works carried out by utility companies, developers and other organisations as well as their own repair, maintenance and improvement works.
They maintain all public roads in Plymouth except the A38, which is managed by Highways England on behalf of the Department for Transport.
“We know there's no good time to close roads, especially on busy routes and we do everything we can to co-ordinate planned works and minimise their impact on our transport network,” a City Council spokesman said.
The following roadworks are taking place in Plymouth between Monday 13 June and Saturday 18 June.
Elliott Terrace Lane/Holyrood Place/The Esplanade
Roads closed, 8am to 4.30pm (only when crane is in operation)
Crane lift for building works
Rolling road closure between St Levan Road and Milehouse Road, 9.30am to 3.30pm
Two-way signals near number 43, 24 hours a day (manually controlled from 7am to 9.30am and 3.30pm to 7pm)
One lane closed outside Bargain Booze, 9.30am to 1pm
Monday 20 June to Friday 8 July
Road closed from 2 Connaught Avenue to 18 Moor View Terrace, 24 hours a day
Road closed from Carousel Casino Slots to Co-op, 24 hours a day
Pennycomequick Hill/Saltash Road (outbound)
One lane closed outside Speedy Hire, 24 hours a day (removed 8am to 9.30am and 3.30pm to 6.30pm)
Two-way signals between Priory Ridge and Old Priory Junior School, 9.30am to 3pm
Monday 20 June to Friday 1 July
Two-way signals outside number 77, 24 hours a day
Monday 20 June to Friday 22 July
Two-way signals near Greenbanks, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
South West Water and the Gas Transportation Company
Road closed outside number 93, 24 hours a day
One lane closed outside Sugar Mill retail park, 7pm to 10pm
Two-way signals between Valley Road and Marshall Road, 7pm to 10.30pm
One lane closed on slip road to Manadon Roundabout, 7pm to 11pm on Tuesday and 9.30am to 2.30pm on Wednesday
Wednesday 22 June to Friday 22 July
Road close from number 176 to Manor Street, 24 hours a day
Wednesday 22 June to Friday 5 July
Two-way signals next to Peninsula Radiology Academy, 24 hours a day (when required)
Three-way signals at Bodmin Road mini roundabout, 9.30am to 3.30pm
Two-way signals between Ridgeway and Stannary Lane, 7pm to 10pm
Gully frame and cover re-lay
Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 June (two nights)
Road closed between Cattewater Road and Embankment Road, 7pm to 6am
Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 June (two nights)
No left turn onto Tintern Avenue, 7pm to 6am
Hoe Road/Lambhay Hill/Madeira Road
Road closures and one-way restrictions, 9am to 5pm
Marsh Mills to Leigham slip
One lane closed on slip road from Marsh Mills Roundabout to Leigham (opposite Marsh Mills Retail Park), 9.30am to 3.30pm
One lane closed from Pridham Lane to Ham Drive, 7pm to 10pm
Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 June (two nights)
One-way system reversed between Embankment Road and Embankment Road Lane South, 7pm to 6am
Thursday 23 June to Monday 4 July
Two-way signals between Earls Wood Drive and Bush Park, 24 hours a day (manual controls at peak times, not used at same time as three-way signals at Earls Wood Drive)
Plymbridge Road footway and cycleway improvement scheme
Road closed between Lockyer Street and Sussex Street, 5pm to 7pm
Road closure, from the junction with Citadel Road to the junction of Madeira Road, 7am to 11.30pm
Road closures affecting various roads, 1.30pm to 3pm
Road closed between Royal Navy Avenue and Saltash Road (rolling), 24 hours a day (access maintained for residents)
Road closed at rear of The Range (Crownhill) car park, 7am to 6pm weekdays and 7am to 1pm Saturdays (only when crane is required)
Crane lift into works site
No access to Alfred Street (beside 16 Alfred Street), 24 hours a day
Scaffolding for roof and chimney works
Closed eastbound from Bonville Road to junction near Hendwell Close, 24 hours a day
Road closed, 24 hours a day
Road closed northbound from William Prance Road to Derriford Roundabout (emergency service access from Morlaix Drive to Derriford Roundabout maintained under signal control), 24 hours a day
Multi-way signals (rolling) from Bampfylde Way to Rockfield Avenue, 24 hours a day
Two-way signals between numbers 2 and 16, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
Road closed between Mannamead Road and Penrose Villas, 24 hours a day
Three and four-way signals (rolling), at Higher Compton Road junction and then Reservoir Road junction, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
Two-way signals around 120m from Northolt Avenue, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
Road closed to through traffic (access to/from BP petrol station and Wilburt Road maintained via Leigham Roundabout), 7pm to 6am (no works on Saturday or Sunday nights or over Jubilee bank holiday)
Forder Valley Link Road works
One lane closed on approach to Novorossiysk Road (heading from Leigham Roundabout), 24 hours a day
Speed limit reduced to 30mph, 24 hours a day
Forder Valley Road/Novorossiysk Road
Two-way signals at junction, with no straight-on access from Novorossiysk Road onto Forder Valley West, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
Multi-way signals (rolling) from Honicknowle Lane to Montacute Avenue (phase 1) and from 57 Montacute Avenue to Honicknowle Green (phase 2), 24 hours a day
Multi-way signals (rolling), from number 421 to Honicknowle Green, 24 hours a day
Road closed eastbound (towards the hospital), 24 hours a day
Road closed between Old Town Street and Tesco Metro, 24 hours a day
Road closed between Miller Way and Forder Valley Road, 7pm to 6am (no works on Saturday or Sunday nights or over Jubilee bank holiday)
Forder Valley Link Road works
Speed limit reduced to 30mph between Forder Valley Road and Miller Way, 24 hours a day
One lane closed from Forder Valley Road to Miller Way, 24 hours a day
Three-way signals at Earls Wood Drive junction, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times, not used at same time as two-way signals between Earls Wood Drive and Bush Park)
Plymbridge Road footway and cycleway improvement scheme
Alternating lane closures (rolling) from Estover Road roundabout to northern Thornbury Road junction, 24 hours a day
Plymbridge Road footway and cycleway improvement scheme
Road closed from Forder Valley Road to Blunts Lane (access to Poole Farm maintained) 24 hours a day
Two and three-way signals (rolling), between number 12 and Oreston Road, 24 hours a day
Road closed from Kirkby Place for 25 metres in a westerly direction, 24 hours a day
Closed southbound from Forresters Road to Plymstock Road, 24 hours a day
Road closed between Kelly Close and Talbot Gardens, 24 hours a day
Road closed between Thurlestone Walk and Novorossiysk Road, 24 hours a day
Carriageway, footway, traffic island and verge works for Forder Valley Link Road
Three-way signals at Sennen Place junction, 9.30am to 3.30pm
Two-way signals between Treetops and Greenbanks, 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times)
Two and three-way signals (rolling), 24 hours a day (manually controlled at peak times at Fort Austin Avenue)
No right-hand turn onto Forder Valley Road, 24 hours a day
Construction of a new central island on Forder Valley Road
Two-way signals and road closure at entrance to HellermannTyton, 24 hours a day