Details of £150,000 worth of major roadworks to Angel Hill revealed

Details have been published of roadworks which will see a key road in Bury St Edmunds close. Over the past 12 months, Suffolk Highways has worked closely with Bury St. Edmunds Town Council and West Suffolk Council to plan long-awaited repairs of the blockwork on Angel Hill and Crown Street.

Suffolk Highways plans to repair areas of blockwork and improve two existing crossing points on Angel Hill and Crown Street in Bury St. Edmunds. While onsite, teams will also be upgrading and reprogramming the traffic signals on Northgate Street junction.

The £150,000 project is due to take place between 17 February and 27 March 2020.

Suffolk Highways has worked in collaboration with Bury St. Edmunds Town Council and West Suffolk Council to agree suitable construction methods and timeframes. Businesses have also been engaged with to address their concerns and ensure the works cause minimal disruption to trade.

The works will require Angel Hill and Crown Street to be closed in two phases:

 

Phase 1 – Honey Hill to Northgate Street

Vehicles travelling from Crown Street will be provided access to Churchgate Street and Angel Hill.

Vehicles entering Angel Hill via Abbeygate Street may turn left and proceed via Northgate or Eastgate Street.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

 

Phase 2 – Churchgate Street to The Athenaeum

Vehicles travelling from Northgate or Eastgate Street can access Angel Hill.

Vehicles travelling from Crown Street can access Churchgate Street.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

 

In an attempt to alleviate parking issues for Zone D permit holders, West Suffolk Council has agreed to allow them to make use of Ram Meadow car park, free of charge.

 

Whilst Suffolk Highways is unable to provide an exact date on which the road closure setup will switch from Phase 1 to Phase 2 at this moment in time, both key stakeholders and residents of Angel Hill and Crown Street will be updated once works have commenced onsite.

 

Councillor Andrew Reid, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Rural Affairs has said:

 

“I am delighted that the longstanding road surface issues on Angel Hill and Crown Street in Bury St. Edmunds are soon to be addressed by Suffolk Highways. A lot of planning and collaborative work has taken place to ensure disruption to local residents is kept to a minimum while this maintenance is carried out.”

 

“While Suffolk Highways understand that there is never a good time to close roads as important as Angel Hill and Crown Street, we hope that both residents and visitors of Bury St. Edmunds will appreciate and benefit from the improved road surface in the future”.

 

Full Detailed plans of road closures:

TM-Plan-B.pdf

TM-Plan-C.pdf

TM-Plan-A.pdf

TM-Plan-D.pdf