Earlier there was flooding between Chepstow and Lydney, and between Chepstow and Tintern

so if you are visiting this half term please check road conditions first :-)

Update 29/10/13

road is partially open

To cause as little disruption as possible, the resurfacing to the A48 will be carried out in three sections:

7th to 11th October - Silver Fox Cafe to the railway under bridge at Broadoak
14th to 25th October - A48 Awre Road junction to A48 Two Bridges Road junction in Blakeney
28th October to 1st November - A48 Awre Road junction through Blakeney village to the end of the 30mph limit
The closures will be between 7.30am to 7pm but works are not expected to be carried out after 5.30pm. The road will be re-opened to traffic each day as soon as it is safe to do so.

The work through the centre of Blakeney has been planned for the half-term school holidays to minimise disruption.

Letters will be sent to local residents and advance signs will be put in place to warn drivers of the closure and diversion. The diversion route will be signed via the B4234, B4226 and A4151(Speech House and Littledean) .

Locals think this will cause major disruption in Cinderford, Littledean, and surrounding roads...

Take Care

NOTE: Between 9 and 19 September 2013, roadworks will also be underway on the A4136 (Staunton Village) which will affect traveler coming to/from Monmouth. The road will be closed from 07:30 to 17:30 Mon to Fri (open on the weekends and after the hours stated) and a diversion route will be in place. Not sure if these have concluded as the diversion signs are still in place !

Update 4th Nov 2013

Works completed the 7000 daily commuters can reuse the road :-)

Please be aware that the main A4136 at Plump Hill, Mitcheldean will be closed for resurfacing

between 7.30am until 5.30pm from October 20 to 28.

Locals think this will cause major disruption in Cinderford, Drybrook, and surrounding roads...

Take Care

Gloucestershire Highways will start the work on Monday, January 4 2010, which will include refurbishing the traffic signals on the bridge.

A signed diversion route will be in place to inform motorists of the alternative route and businesses will be open for business as usual.

The A466 will be closed to through traffic during the working day for the full 2 weeks.

For the first three days the closure will be for 24 hours.

The usual ‘split’ diversion route will be comprehensively signed throughout the closure.
Chepstow bound traffic will be signed along the A4136, B4228, B4231, A48 via Bream and Lydney.
Monmouth bound traffic will be signed along the A466, B4293 via Devauden and Trellech.

Information signs indicating that ‘businesses are open as usual’ will be placed on the A466 at Racecourse Roundabout, A4136 / A466 May Hill, Monmouth and A466 Redbrook Village.

The B4226, Cinderford to Coleford. known as the Speech House Road, is closed between Cannop Crossroads and Broadwell.

Two sections of the B4234 from Lydney to Lydbrook are now closed for roadworks, and there are fears it will prove a headache for tourists, locals and family historians alike !.

The Cannop to Mireystock section of road has been closed since January when it collapsed during heavy storms. Work will not begin until April 21 and it will not reopen until June at the earliest.

Meanwhile, Severn Trent Water has begun work on an £800,000 project replacing 2,200 metres of ageing water mains between Whitecroft and Parkend, and New Road between the villages is shut.

From April 20 to May 12, closures will also be in place in Parkend, between New Road and Folly Road. The final phase affects Folly Road and Crown Lane.

Mike

I will be heading to Broadwell on the 22nd Sept, will now detour from that area, I need to pop into Hopewell Colliery for some advice about my father and grandfathers mining lamps.

The B4226, Cinderford to Coleford. known as the Speech House Road, will be closed between Cannop Crossroads and Broadwell, possibly for up to two months.

Repair work is to take place to a Victorian stone wall which holds up a steep embankment and is currently collapsing into the road itself.