Key route in Cheltenham to have temporary traffic lights 14 hours a day for a month

Other roadworks in county include a full road closure for bridge strengthening work

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A key route in Cheltenham linking the town with Bishop's Cleeve is to have temporary traffic lights outside of peak times more than a month. The affected road is Evesham Road running alongside Cheltenham Racecourse.

The traffic restrictions will be from 9.30am to 3.30pm and from 8pm to 4am. It's for what is known as GPR survey work - ground penetrating radar to look beneath the road surface.

Information from Gloucestershire County Council's highways department has the works area covering a stretch from the A4019 St Margaret's Road up through Pittville Park and past the racecourse. The work is scheduled from Monday, June 5 to Saturday, July 8.

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There are also a number of other roadworks beginning today. As always, roadworks are subject to change for a variety of reasons.

Cirencester Road, Gloucester: Carriageway patching remedial work happening on June 5. A road closure will be in place 9.30am to 3.30pm while the work is undertaken.

Daisy Green Lane, Howley, in Wotton-Under-Edge: carriageway resurfacing works happening from June 5 to 7 and a road closure will be in place from 7am to 7pm while the works are undertaken

Horsemans Bridge, Westbury-on-Severn: Road closure will be in place to strengthen the bridge and stabilise the road. This will be a full 24/7 closure from June 5 to June 9.

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