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Planned Works in South Somerset Week Commencing 14Th Dec 2020 Planned Works in South Somerset Week commencing 14th Dec 2020 Parish/Town Location Description Start Finish Duration New SCC Yeovil Preston Road Footway improvement works. Temporary 14 Dec 18 Dec 5 days traffic signals. SCC Milborne Port Wick Hill Footway improvement works. Temporary 16 Dec 18 Dec 3 days traffic signals. Continuing SCC Barwick & Stoford Newton Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 03 Dec 18 Dec 12 days road closure. Future SCC Wambrook A30 Snowdon Hill/Red Drainage improvement works. Temporary 04 Jan 12 Feb 30 days Barn Lane road closure. SCC Misterton A356 Station Road/Middle Footway improvement works. Temporary 08 Jan 19 Jan 8 days Street road closure. SCC Hambridge Ham Green Carriageway resurfacing prep works. 11 Jan 19 Jan 7 days Temporary traffic signals. SCC Rimpton Home Farm Lane & Middle Footway improvement works. Temporary 19 Jan 22 Jan 4 days Street road closure. SCC Hambridge Ham Green Carriageway resurfacing works. 20 Jan 21 Jan 2 days Temporary traffic signals. SCC Ilminster B3168 Station Road Carriageway surfacing works prep works. 01 Feb 12 Feb 10 days Temporary road closure. SCC Henstridge A357 Ash Walk Carriageway resurfacing prep works. 08 Feb 12 Feb 5 days Temporary road closure. SCC North Perrott A3066 North Perrott Road Carriageway resurfacing prep works. 11 Feb 11 Feb 1 day Temporary road closure. SCC Ilminster B3168 Station Road Carriageway surfacing works (Micro). 15 Feb 19 Feb 5 days Temporary road closure. SCC Castle Cary North Street, High Street & Carriageway surfacing works (Micro). 15 Feb 19 Feb 5 days Upper High Street Temporary road closure. SCC Yeovil Avon Close Footway improvement works. ‘Give and 15 Feb 16 Feb 2 days take’ traffic management. SCC Henstridge A357 Ash Walk Carriageway resurfacing works. 15 Feb 19 Feb 5 days Temporary road closure. SCC Brympton A3088 Cartgate Link Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 15 Feb 26 Feb 10 days road closure. SCC Henstridge A30 Shaftesbury Road Carriageway resurfacing works. 08 Mar 08 Mar 1 day Temporary road closure. SCC West Crewkerne B3165 Clapton Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 08 Mar 26 Mar 15 days road closure. SCC Charlton Mackrell A37 Fosse Way & Tout Carriageway resurfacing works. 09 Mar 09 Mar 1 day Lane Temporary road closure. SCC Charlton Mackrell A37 Fosse Way Carriageway resurfacing works. 10 Mar 10 Mar 1 day Temporary road closure. SCC Ilchester A37 Ilchester Straight & Carriageway resurfacing works. 15 Mar 01 Apr 14 days B3151 Yeovil Road Temporary road closure. SCC Isle Abbotts Isle Abbotts Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 15 Mar 29 Mar 5 days road closure. SCC Chard Cerdic Close Footway improvement works. ‘Give and 19 Mar 25 Mar 5 days take’ traffic management. SCC West Coker Camp Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 22 Mar 26 Mar 5 days road closure. SCC Martock B3165 Stapleton Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary 25 Mar 31 Mar 5 days traffic lights. SCC South Petherton Moor Lane Drainage improvement works. ‘Give and TBC TBC 5 days take’ traffic management. SCC East Coker Pen Cross Lane Drainage improvement works. Temporary TBC TBC 5 days road closure. SRA West Camel Urgashay Road Drainage improvement works. Temporary Q1/Q2 Q1/Q2 TBC road closure. 2021/22 2021/22 SCC West Camel Steart Hill Drainage improvement works. Temporary 2021/22 2021/22 20 days road closure. Additional Works SCC Planned Gully Rounds 2020/2021. SS2 (Yeovil/C. Domer area) & SS3 (Crewkerne/Merriott area). SS6 Yeovil area Safety Defects. Various locations across South Somerset. Carriageway Patching. Various locations across South Somerset. Carriageway Surface Dressing programme N/A 2021. SRA, Enhanced Maintenance, Planned Gully 2021/22 Emptying. SRA, Enhanced Maintenance, Silt-trap Anticipated delivery Q4, 2020/2021. emptying. SRA, Enhanced Maintenance – Proactive Anticipated delivery Q4, 2020/2021. Jetting. Verge Maintenance Programme 2021. N/A Winter Maintenance 2020/2021. Winter service preparations have commenced. Grit bin filling to taking place. PC’s have been requested to confirm grit bin positions and status (empty, full etc). SCC to refill grit bins on request only. .
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