What's in this issue?
Welcome to the May edition of our A417 Missing Link newsletter. In here you’ll find out more about what’s happening on the project including:
- Project update
- A417 Missing Link scheme map
- Upcoming roadworks
- Other work happening in the area
- Contact us
Project update
From 27 April, we have updated our working hours. This extension of hours for earthworks activities has been agreed with the planning authority.
Our new working hours are:
- 7am – 7pm Mondays to Fridays
- 7.30am – 4pm Saturdays
Across the scheme, the team have now worked over 760,000 hours.
This month we began our piling works at the Gloucestershire Way crossing. In June, we’ll be starting piling at Stockwell Farm bridge and to construct the environmental bridge at Shab Valley. Piling is a common construction technique that uses a specialist drilling rig to install foundations, posts and walls. We’ll also be installing drainage and excavating on the A436.
A417 Missing Link scheme map
Upcoming roadworks
Please note that we’ll no longer be issuing resident letters with notices of roadworks. You can find out all the details of upcoming roadworks on our A417 Missing Link website.
Access for residents and emergency vehicles will be maintained and diversion routes have been approved by Gloucestershire County Council. Please plan ahead and allow extra time for journeys.
Air Balloon Roundabout and Seven Springs Roundabout - weekend closures
We’ll be putting a full closure in place on the A417 between the A436 Air Balloon Roundabout and Seven Springs Roundabout on the following weekends:
- 9pm, Friday 31 May to 6am, Monday 3 June
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9pm, Friday 7 June to 6am, Monday 10 June.
Diversions: eastbound traffic please follow the A46 and A435. Westbound traffic, follow same route in reverse. Please see the red line on the map shown below highlighting the closure, with the approved diversion route showing in purple.
 Westbound diversion
 Eastbound diversion
Brockworth junction to Air Balloon Roundabout - overnight closures
We’ll have overnight closures on the A417 between the A46 Brockworth junction and Air Balloon Roundabout from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 June, 9pm and 6am each night.
Diversions: northbound traffic please follow the A435 and A40. Southbound traffic, follow the same route in reverse.
 Northbound diversion
 Southbound diversion
Cowley Roundabout contraflow
To allow us to carry out the next stage of work, changes in the layout of the road around Cowley Roundabout are needed. We’ll be installing drainage, excavating, and setting up a contraflow on the A417 at Nettleton Bottom/Cowley Roundabout.
Burford Road junction to Air Balloon Roundabout - overnight closures
We’ll have overnight closures in place on the A417 between A429 Burford Road junction to Air Balloon Roundabout from 9pm to 6am each night on:
- Monday 17 to Friday 21 June
- Monday 24 to Thursday 27 June
These closures will allow us to prepare the contraflow including installing CCTV cameras, signage and new road markings.
Burford Road junction to Air Balloon Roundabout - weekend closure
We’ll then be closing the A429 Burford Road junction to the Air Balloon Roundabout from 9pm Friday 28 June to 6am Monday 1 July.
You can expect to see the new contraflow in place from Monday 1 July, with narrow lanes and a reduced speed limit of 40mph. The road will look different, so please take care, until you familiarise yourself with the new layout.
Diversions: northbound traffic please follow the via the A436, A40 and A429. Southbound traffic, please follow the same route in reverse.
 Northbound diversion
 Southbound diversion
Stockwell Lane closure
We’ll be closing Stockwell Lane on Monday 1 July 2024 for approximately 18 months.
The lane will not be accessible during this time. This is to prepare for construction of the new road and bridge building at this location.
Other work happening in the area
All roadworks and planned road closures on motorways and major A roads, including the A417, are published on the Traffic England website: www.trafficengland.com.
We also publish a Road Closure Report, which includes a seven day look ahead of planned road closures, which we update twice daily, Monday to Friday except for bank holidays. You can find this at: www.nationalhighways.co.uk/travel-updates/road-closure-report/.
To find the latest information about local road closures managed by Gloucestershire County Council, please visit: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/roads/roadworks/.
Contact us
You can keep up to date with the latest scheme news by visiting our website, emailing or phoning us, or following us on X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook -
Webpage: www.nationalhighways.co.uk/a417-missing-link/
Email: A417MissingLink@nationalhighways.co.uk
Phone: 0300 123 5000
X: @HighwaysSWEST
Facebook: @HighwaysSWEST
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