Roadworks

Yes some local stuff, I'm sure we're all aware of what's going on at the Black Bridge* it seems to be sending a bit of traffic down into Stourport of an evening from both directions. As someone said "This has to be the country's most resurfaced road"

As a bonus the Stour Bridge on Worcester Road leading from Gilgal and into Mitton Street is being closed Saturday; well to be precise the sign says it'll be closed on the 17th from 5.30pm until 12pm. So that's Saturday night and Sunday morning, or do they mean 12am? In either case the sign is wrong. Though lying flat one of the signs is next to the garage on the non-bridge side of Baldwin Road so are they closing the entrance there too? If so then anyone looking to get from Millfields/Mitton Park will have to go via Kiddy or the Holts - yummee!

[Update - Apparently this is the one job that doesn't have an exact start or end date just a TBC on the official notice and is listed as starting in Gilgal; however after discussion it's just the bridge Saturday night only 5.30pm - 12am]

Interesting that I can't see it listed on the official weekly roadworks summary which covers up to the 18th nor on either of the lists of road closures this month. Rush Job? Well it's Central Networks and one of their jobs "45701149 [...] Worcester Road from the filling station to the junction of Baldwin Road (E381494 and N271471), Baldwin Road and Mill Road [...] Cable Overlay, Gilgal cct, 650m HV cable, 2nd section" has been on the schedule of works since at least December last year.

Oh and of course the Parson's Chain site has been flattened and no I don't know what's being put there. It doesn't help when the building is simultaneously listed on both Worcester and Hartlebury Road and probably by its own designation; anyway the latest decision was 2005 change of use and a 2000 which I'm guessing was OGL (too early so no plans available online)

Oh and for the lucky people of Redstone Lane it appears you can enjoy some traffic lights from today until the 21/12/07 courtesy of Worcester Highways.


*from the records it's A449 to A442 Droitwich Road - A450 Worcester Road 12/11/07 until 21/12/07 and A449 to A442 Droitwich Road - Torton Lane 12/11/07 - 28/07/08, which may be why some people are mixing up the two time periods.