Five months of A49 road closures start in Herefordshire

National Highways, which is responsible for the A49 trunk road in Herefordshire, has given notice that it has made an order on the road to allow bend and junction improvement works to be carried out.

The order will allow lengths of the road between its junction with the A40, Wilton Road, and the Pippins at Wilton, Ross-on-Wye, and the A456 at Woofferton on the Shropshire border, to be closed.

It will also allow the closure of any layby between the A49 junction with the B4348 at Llandinabo and the A456 at Woofferton.

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Different stretches of the road will be closed at different times, the notice said.

National Highways plans to carry out the works between 8pm and 6am, starting on Monday, November 4, and continuing for around five months.

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The layby closures will be in force from 1pm on November 4 for 24 hours per day for the duration of the works.

Emergency vehicles, vehicles being used in connection with the works or for winter maintenance purposes will be exempt from the closures, and access to properties will be maintained at all times.

Diversion routes via the A40, M50, A415 and A4104 and vice versa, the A438 and A4112 and vice versa, and the A4110 and the A4113 and vice versa will be signposted.