A429 Lord Leycester Hospital, High Street, Warwick
Repair work to the old stone wall between the Lord Leycester Hospital and High Street is due to start on Monday 13 February.
The wall, which was damaged following torrential rain last summer, has been supported by scaffolding awaiting restoration, which is planned to take around eight weeks to complete.
During this period, no pedestrian access will be available on one side of High Street and pedestrians are asked to use the diversion route or to use the footway on the opposite side of High Street.
Temporary signals that were installed in December 2005 for public safety reasons will remain in place until April 2006 when the remedial works to the retaining wall are due to be complete.
The signals restrict traffic to a single lane in alternate directions along the High Street past the hospital and there are likely to be significant peak hour delays for traffic on West Street, High Street, Bowling Green Street, and Friars Street.
No right turns are permitted from Friars Street to Bowling Green Street or from Castle Lane to West Street. The High Street end of Leycester Place is closed to traffic but access is available from Castle Lane.
Drivers are advised to find alternative routes during the peak periods. Normal traffic conditions are expected at other times.
Steve O’Connor, Warwickshire County Council said: “We would like to apologise for any disruption the repair work and temporary signals cause and ask the public to bear with us. Every effort will be made to keep disruption to a minimum during the works.”
Lord Leycester Hospital is a Grade 1 listed building, originally constructed in the late 14th century, and is a popular tourist attraction in Warwick.
Between the hospital and the A429 High Street there is a masonry wall that was constructed in 1816. This was damaged in torrential rain on 26 June 2005.
The main contractor for the repair work is Currall Lewis and Martin of Oldbury.