Island businesses are being encouraged to find out more about the upcoming works by Island Roads on Newport’s Coppins Bridge. A resurfacing scheme is scheduled to begin on September 14 and last for nine nights. Due to the central location and volume of traffic using Coppins Bridge, the work will start at the later time of 10pm each night and finish daily at 6am.
The works will also include the resurfacing of Snooks Hill and will impact on access to and from Upper Coppins Bridge Car park which will be closed while resurfacing work is under way. It will be open outside of resurfacing work times.
To explain this and other aspects of the project, Island Roads will hold an information session in Upper Coppins Bridge car park on September 1 from 11.30am to 2pm and at the car park by County Hall between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Businesses are welcome to drop by to discuss the scheme.
Island Roads Communications officer Helen Williams said: “Our recent work in nearby South Street has shown we are able to keep disruption to a minimum when working in town centre locations. The Coppins Bridge project will however bring with it certain challenges due to its location and we wish to ensure residents and businesses understand the work programme and how it may affect them. We really would urge anyone who is likely to be affected by this scheme to come along and find out more about the project at the forthcoming drop-in sessions we are holding.”
Project engineer Derek Benfield said: “By working at night, and in this case with a later start time, we are doing all we can to minimise disruption. This is a unique site and we have refined the traffic management plans and the work schedule to ensure the project is undertaken over the shortest possible time and with the least inconvenience.”
