BRIDGWATER faces another set of delays due to roadworks taking place over the next month.

The schemes, which will effect three junctions of Taunton Road, are being delivered consecutively during the school summer holidays to keep disruption to a minimum.

The Somerset County Council schemes on the junctions at Rhode Lane and Elmwood Avenue started on Monday, July 29, and will run for three weeks.

This work will involve improving pedestrian crossing facilities by increasing the width of mid-road pedestrian refuges as well as improvement to the footways.

Two-way temporary traffic lights will be required on the A38 at Rhode Lane and Rhode Lane - and the junction will be closed to allow the improvements to be completed safely and to assist traffic movement.

A diversion for Rhode Lane will run via Wills Road, and Elmwood Avenue will remain open. The Rhode Lane junction closure will remain closed for the duration of the work but the temporary lights will be removed every Friday at midday until Monday morning to allow normal movement of traffic on the A38 during those times.

Once these works are completed, the council will start on works at the Wills Road junction improving pedestrian crossing facilities by adding a new mid-road pedestrian island as well as improvement to the footways.

This should take about a week to complete.

The Wills Road junction will be closed for the duration of the works with a diversion via Rhode Lane.

There will be temporary lights on the A38 at Wills Road but they will be removed every Friday at midday until Monday morning to allow normal movement of traffic on the A38 during those times.

Wales and West Utilities gas main works are also required on Rhode Lane from the end of July through to Friday, August 30.

Cllr John Woodman, cabinet member for highways at Somerset County Council, said: “I am pleased to see these schemes come to fruition.

“They have been long awaited by local residents and will significantly improve crossing facilities in the area, making local trips easier and helping children get to school safely.”

The schemes are being delivered as part of The Bridgwater Way which is delivering a host of travel improvements to existing roads and junctions, as well as miles of new and improved routes for pedestrians and cyclists across the town and surrounding areas.

Supported by Sedgemoor and funded by EDF, The Bridgwater Way also offers active travel initiatives to make getting to work or school easier.