A Trowbridge bridge will be closed in one direction for more than two months as preliminary works, part of a major scheme, begin.
Castle Street Bridge – otherwise known as Cradle Bridge – will be closed to southbound traffic for 11 weeks on Monday, July 7, according to signs along Castle Street.
The closure is part of preliminary work to strengthen Cradle Bridge to make it safer for pedestrians before works on Longfield Gyratory start next month.
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Wiltshire Council announced works will begin as part of an extensive and multi-phase roadworks improvement programme on the Longfield Gyratory, a meeting point for roads such as County Way and Castle Street.
The works are expected to begin on Monday, July 21 and won't conclude until April next year.
According to the council, the project aims to increase capacity on the gyratory to improve journey times for motorists, while also upgrading crossing points to improve safety for pedestrians and support the development of the new Trowbridge leisure centre, which is currently under construction.
The carriageway will be widened at various points to allow for better lane allocation, improve clarity and lane discipline, and ensure that larger vehicles can manoeuvre without straddling lanes, thereby maintaining capacity.
The council say the upgrade will also improve the coordination between signals and help pedestrians to cross safely, while also improving traffic flow around the gyratory.
The council has said works will also include a “complete modernisation” of the traffic signals.
The existing setup, which consists of several standalone signal crossings that are manually linked through phase timings, will be replaced with a system using two advanced signal controllers.
The project also includes the refurbishment of the traffic signals at Tesco on County Way, which will be integrated into the new system to improve connectivity across the area.
As part of the plans for the new leisure centre, which is currently under construction on the East Wing site at County Hall, a signal-controlled junction will be built to manage access in and out of the site.
This junction will include pedestrian and cyclist crossings and additional lanes will also be created between the leisure centre access and the gyratory to increase capacity for more vehicles and minimise any potential impact on traffic flows.
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