The main Herefordshire roads about to close for resurfacing

Herefordshire Council has concluded a £2-million deal with Tarmac Trading to improve nine A and B roads around the county during September and October.

It is the latest in a series of one-off deals it has struck with construction firms outside its main public realm contract with Balfour Beatty, in order to rapidly deliver a programme of road improvements around the county.

The notice of the council’s decision said that Tarmac was likely to cost “significantly lower” than the other suppliers which had tendered for the work, ensuring “good value for money”.

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It added that this is on top of £7.8 million it has already committed to resurfacing other roads.

The latest works consist of:

• The A4111 at Kington cemetery will be closed between September 1 and 13;
• The B4234 Walford Road, Ross-on-Wye, which will close at Purland between September 1 and 6;
• Closer into Ross, the B4234 at Copse Cross Street and the High Street will close between September 15 and 22;
• The B4362 between Yarpole and Lucton will shut either side of Croft Lane between September 8 and 19;
• The A438 west of Hereford between Letton and Willersley will be closed between September 15 and 26;
• The A44 at Monkland west of Leominster will close between September 22 and October 7;
• The A40 from the B4224 junction at Lea to the Gloucestershire boundary will close between October 2 and 17;
• The A438 between the A449 and Hollybush near Ledbury will be closed between October 26 and 31;
• The A438 will also be closed west of Lugwardine on the same dates.

Council leader Jonathan Lester said recently that using outside contractors for such work “has been a very expedient and fleet-of-foot way of delivering a lot of road delivery”, and would save the county money over time by reducing the cost of road repairs.