Staffordshire County Council has completed the second – and largest – phase of a major highways project to reconstruct a key route into Burton.
The works, which started in March, saw highways crews reconstruct and resurface the A5121 Derby Road from James Brindley Way to the Pirelli roundabout.
This scheme is part of a £2.5m programme to rebuild the route from the A38 Clay Mills junction to Derby Turn in three phases. This phase, costing £1.25m, involved resurfacing 19,000 square metres of road – equal to almost three times the size of a football pitch.
The work also included replacing over 450m of kerbs and 200 square metres of footpaths as well as drainage systems, signage, ironwork and bollards.
The council's head of highways maintenance, David Walters, at the newly reconstructed road
The completion of the works was achieved before the forecast date of 28 June.
As reported by Highways, the council had previously acknowledged that the work would cause disruption but had warned road users not to attempt to drive through road closures or onto grass verges to avoid them.
James Bailey, assistant director for highways and the built county, said: ‘It is fantastic to see this milestone completion of the Derby Road project and I want to thank everyone for their patience over the last few months.
‘Derby Road is a key route into Burton and the impact of high volumes of heavy traffic over the years meant that it needed reconstruction. Thanks to the efforts of our crews, residents can now look forward to smoother journeys for many years to come.’
The first phase of the project, costing half a million pounds, was completed at the A38 Clay Mills last year.
The third and final phase will take place from the Pirelli roundabout to Derby Turn in March next year.
