Rugby Western Relief Road officially opens
The Chair of Warwickshire County Council, Cllr Jose Compton will be cutting the ceremonial ribbon to mark the official opening of the Rugby Western Relief Road (A4071) on Friday (10 September).
The entire length of the new Rugby Western Relief Road (A4071) will open for motorists to use for the first time from 4pm.
The north section is complete and will be open to traffic ahead of the revised October target date. The southern section has been operational since June.
Councillor Alan Cockburn, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Environment and Economy, said: “I am delighted to announce that the long-awaited Rugby Western Relief Road will be open to the public from Friday. Everyone will now be able to see the fruition of what we have worked so hard to achieve.
“Although the scheme has taken longer than anticipated to construct, I would like to thank the people of Rugby for their patience while the construction work progressed, and I am sure the town will notice the considerable benefits immediately.”
Members of the public have been able to track the progress of the construction work on a dedicated website http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/rwrr.
The Rugby Western Relief Road (RWRR) is 3.75 miles (6 kilometres) miles long and has been built to relieve traffic congestion in and around Rugby.
On-going residential and industrial development in the town, particularly to the west and north of the town centre, meant more traffic coming into and out of the town.
The new road will cut journey times and help to mitigate environmental damage by reducing noise and air pollution within the town centre. It will also create better conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and other highway users and help to reduce the number of accidents.
The multi-million pound scheme was constructed by Carillion and funded by the Department for Transport, Warwickshire County Council and developers.