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₤2.5 million M53 Roundabout
repairs start at the weekend
A ₤2.5 million Highways England project
to deliver wear and tear repairs along the M53 in Merseyside is to start on
Saturday, 4 November 2017.
The project will see the 2 bridges, which carry the Junction 3 Roundabout, over the motorway, near
Woodchurch, Wirral, repaired and improved, within an 8 month project.
Apart from a handful of overnight Carriageway and Roundabout closures, mainly
for the installation of traffic management, the Motorway and Roundabout will be
kept open at all times.
Highways England project manager Mark Mosley said:- "This is a routine
maintenance and repairs project but is also an important investment in the M53
to ensure the Junction can serve commuters and other drivers for many years to
come. We've worked hard to design the work so we can keep drivers on the
move with as little disruption as possible. Roundabout and Carriageway closures
will be done overnight and also kept to an absolute minimum."
The work, which is due to be completed in July 2018, involves concrete repairs,
re-waterproofing the bridge decks and resurfacing. A lot of the work will be
done under the Roundabout Bridges, over the Northbound and Southbound
Carriageways of the M53. For this to be done safely, narrow lanes and a 50mph
speed limit will be installed along the 2 Carriageways, as up to 25 people will
be working on the bridge at any 1 time.
The Northbound Carriageway, between Junction 4 and Junction 3, will be closed
between 9pm and 5am, on Saturday, 4 November 2017, with the Southbound
Carriageway closed; again from 9pm to 5am; between Junction 2 and Junction 3,
on Sunday, 5 November 2017.
Clearly signed diversions will be in place on both nights.
In 2018, the bridge decks will need to be propped up to continue the
repairs, but with the Motorway and Roundabout kept open after a couple of overnight closures to install new traffic management. This will include a
weight restriction, on the North Roundabout Bridge, as well as narrow lanes and a
30mph speed limit around the Roundabout. Further occasional overnight closures
of sections of the Roundabout only will be needed for resurfacing and
waterproofing work.
Did you know that:- The bridges are 34 metres long, 5.2 metres above the
Motorway Carriageways and were constructed in 1970?
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