Wiltshire Council confirms resurfacing of B3105 in Staverton following Wessex Water works

Wiltshire Council has announced it will resurface the B3105 in Staverton in spring 2024, once Wessex Water's extensive works in the area are complete.

The Wessex Water works to replace the water main will begin on Wednesday 26 July and are expected to last for around 21 weeks, with a scheduled finish of mid-December. The B3105 (New Terrace) will be closed to all vehicles for the duration of the works, which will provide a more reliable and improved water source for the local area for many years to come.

Council engineers will be visiting the site during the excavations to assess the road surface and to determine the best way forward for the resurfacing scheme, which will follow in spring 2024. Wessex Water is only responsible for reinstatement of the carriageway; Wiltshire Council as the Highways Authority is responsible for the resurfacing of the carriageway.  

Cllr Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council, said: It's really important that we resurface the B3105 following Wessex Water's works to replace the water main, but there are very good reasons why we're not going to do it immediately after the work has finished.

We're planning resurface the road in spring 2024, and the main reason for this is that following large-scale utilities works such as these, there can be a need for the utilities company to re-dig parts of the site to fix an issue - and the last thing we want is to resurface the road, only for it to be dug up again soon afterwards.

Another reason that we're delaying the resurfacing a little is that the winter weather, particularly rain and sub-zero temperatures, can delay and prevent resurfacing works, and so we'd rather wait until the spring, and hopefully more favourable weather.

When we do start the works next year, we'll do our best to minimise disruption. However, we don't yet know the length and timing of any road closure, as this will depend on what our engineers discover about the road surface when they examine Wessex Water's excavations. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause people.

To find out more about the current work by Wessex Water, people should go to: www.wessexwater.co.uk/news/main-event-will-boost-water-supply-near-trowbridge (opens new window).