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Wiltshire announces 18 road closures for maintenance works

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 06:00 · Archive

Wiltshire Council will temporarily close roads across 18 locations between October 26 and December 18 for essential maintenance work.

Wiltshire Council will implement temporary road closures across 18 locations for essential maintenance work. The affected roads will close for short periods between October 26 and December 18, with individual closures lasting from a few hours to several weeks depending on the specific work and weather conditions.

The closures will allow Openreach, Wessex Water, Wales & West Utilities and other companies to carry out pole and ducting installation, cabling, gas mains replacement, sewer maintenance and pedestrian crossing improvements.

Works begin on October 26, when Openreach will undertake cabling works on a section of the UC 107201 in Winterbourne Monkton, requiring closure between 9.30am and 3.30pm for one day. The same day, a section of the C50 in Bishops Cannings will close for five days for sewer maintenance, and the B4040 in Malmesbury will close between 8am and 6pm for three days for blockage clearance works.

On October 28, a section of the C66 in Great Somerford will close for one day for cabling works. On October 30, a section of the B4039 in Castle Combe and the C72 in Grittleton will each close for four days for pole replacement works.

Members of the public can find more information on road closures via the Public Notice Portal.

Wiltshire announces 18 road closures for maintenance works
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In this story: Wiltshire Council · Openreach · Wessex Water · Wales & West Utilities · Winterbourne Monkton · Bishops Cannings · Malmesbury · Castle Combe

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