Road closure as Rugby Western Relief Road works progress
Motorists and local people are being reminded that from next Monday, October 22, Parkfield Road is temporarily closing as part of the Rugby Western Relief Road works.
The temporary road closure is necessary to allow essential works associated with the construction of the relief road to be completed.
Parkfield Road is to be closed near the railway bridge from Monday, October 22, for about 18 months, or until the completion of the two new roundabouts on Parkfield Road and a new railway bridge.
Letters have been sent to householders living in the Parkfield Road, Meadow Road and Lea Crescent area to alert them of the works, and emergency services and many businesses have also been informed.
Work got underway in late summer on the £36.6 million scheme, with the two-year contract awarded by Warwickshire County Council to Carillion Regional Civil Engineering who competitively tendered for the works.
The 6km road will stretch from Potford’s Dam on the A4071 to the Avon Mill roundabout at the junction of Newbold Road and the A426 (Leicester Road). The relief road will bring various benefits to the area including:
the removal of through traffic from both Cawston and Bilton villages
the reduction of congestion in the town centre in particular Bilton Road, Newbold Road, Corporation Street and Warwick Street Gyratory.
increased cycling facilities in the Rugby area
allowing the possibility of the railway line re-opening in future.
Further information regarding the scheme is available by visiting http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk and going to the Roads and Travel section.