A MAJOR road on the outskirts of Worcester will be closed this weekend.

Temeside Way shut at 9pm last night and will remain closed all weekend until 5.30am on Monday, May 17 when traffic can start using a section of the Carrington Bridge.

Carrington Bridge will welcome motorists on Monday as Worcestershire County Council opens it to traffic.

Vehicles will be using this new part of the bridge over the River Severn and the new carriageway along Temeside Way to enable improvement works to be made to the existing carriageway.

The steel for Carrington Bridge was lifted into place late in 2020 and since then, works have taken place on the bridge decking and surfacing to enable the upcoming switchover of traffic.

To allow the switchover to take place onto the new carriageway, there will be a closure in place on Temeside Way, in both directions until 5.30am on Monday morning.

As part of the switchover, there will be a reconfiguration of the traffic entering and exiting both the Ketch and Powick roundabouts, which may cause some disruption this weekend.

Jon Fraser from Worcestershire County Council Highways said: "The new part of Carrington Bridge being open for traffic is huge milestone in this major scheme, we’re delivering to dual from M5 to Powick Roundabout.

"Whilst there is still more to be done on the fourth and final phase of our scheme, this marks a big step forward.

"With traffic being diverted onto the new bridge extension, it will enable us to concentrate works on the existing bridge and carriageway to improve the surface and the make the foot and cycle way much wider."

A diversion will be in place via Diglis Bridge and signage is already in place for cyclists and pedestrians ahead of the closure.

These works are subject to change and any amendments to the schedule of the works will be advertised on the County Council website and social media channels.

Works are also set to continue into the summer on the Ketch and Powick roundabouts, as well as a range of footway and carriageway resurfacing works.

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