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A55 Britannia Bridge: Survey works

Start date: 09/12/2024 - | End date: 12/12/2024

A55 Britannia bridge

A survey of the existing ducting and chambers is required to confirm whether they are suitable to accommodate additional cabling. This works will be done  with lane closures, traffic lights and overnight slip road closures.

9-12 December (19:00 - 05:00)

  • The works will be completed within lane closures that will require 2-way traffic lights to be installed on the bridge between junction 9 and junction 8a.

10 December (19:00) -11 December (5:00)

  • Junction 8A westbound off-slip closed overnight. 

11 December (19:00)- 12 December (05:00)

  • Junction 8A eastbound on-slip closed overnight.

A survey of the existing ducting and chambers is required to confirm whether they are suitable to accommodate additional cabling that will be required to upgrade the emergency telephones that are obsolete and no longer supportable. In addition to the replacing the telephones there are also proposals to install new cameras on the bridge to improve safety.

To reduce disruption the works will be completed at night on Monday to Thursday with no works taking place on either a Friday or Saturday night.

Junction 8A westbound off-slip closed overnight

Junction 8A eastbound on-slip closed overnight

For further information, please contact Traffic Wales on 0300 123 1213 or via X @TrafficWalesN or Facebook @TrafficWalesN.