Date published: 2024-08-21 | Category: Bath, Delivering for local residents, Roads, travel and transport, roadworks
Works to install a new zebra crossing on A36 Warminster Road in Bath are set to start and will take up to two weeks to complete.
From 26 August temporary two-way traffic signals will be in place on A36 Warminster Road between its junctions with North Road and Inglis Court, as a pedestrian island crossing point outside Bathwick St Mary Primary School is upgraded to a zebra crossing.
Advanced notices have been in place to inform motorists of the upcoming works. Delays may occur and the council is advising motorists plan their journeys if using the A36 due to ongoing works by National Highways at Limpley Stoke, which has closed a section of the A36 until next Spring.
Councillor Manda Rigby, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “The new crossing will provide a safer place for pedestrians to cross and will be particularly beneficial to pupils and their families on their journey to the nearby Bathwick St Mary Primary School.
“Given the impact other works in the area are having on the traffic network, specifically the National Highways closure at Limpley Stoke, we’re keeping A36 Warminster Road open to traffic throughout our works under two-way lights to help minimise disruption.”
Footways at the crossing point will be widened and resurfaced, guard railings removed and replaced, high-friction surfacing added, and a new drainage gully will also be installed.
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