Motorists and residents are being warned to expect delays when a major road maintenance scheme starts on the A350 in Westbury late this month.

Work starts on repairing and resurfacing the A350 from one end of the town to the other on September 29 for four weeks, between 7.30am and 5pm, on the stretch of road between the Co-op/Bitham Park roundabout and the Market Place.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane with manually controlled traffic lights during this time to reduce the delays.

From Monday, October 27, the same stretch of road will be closed for four weeks while carriageway reconstruction and drainage repairs takes place.

The work on this stretch will involve reconstruction and resurfacing of the carriageway, footway & kerbing works, drainage repairs, replacement of road markings and the adjustment of ironwork such as drain covers.

Work will then begin on patching the route from the Market Place right through to the roundabout with Laverton Road at Chalford.

This will mean a day’s closure of Haynes Road on (November 24, closed from 7.30am to 5pm) and another four days closure between Haynes Road/A350 roundabout and the junction with Laverton Road (November 25 to November 28) closed from 7.30am-5pm.

People living along the route will receive letters two weeks before the start of the work and residents will be able to get access to their homes but may face slight delays.

Clear signs will be in place advising local businesses will be open as usual.

Work has already started on alerting heavy traffic about the diversion around the town which will go via Southwick.

Advance warning notices will be on major roads as far away as West Lavington, Melksham and Warminster to ensure motorists are aware of the planned closures.

This is an investment of more than £400,000 to improve A350 through Westbury and should be completed by November 28 with contractors working weekends to ensure the work is completed on time.

Wiltshire Council says there may be a slight delay in completion due to any unforeseen circumstances such as adverse weather.

The road closures are essential in order to ensure the new road surface is fully set and dedicated traffic management operatives will be at both ends of the closures to help monitor access and give motorists assistance.