A417 Missing Link project updates

From 27 April, we have updated our working hours.

An extension of working hours for earthworks activities has been agreed with the planning authority and is as follows:

• 07:00-19:00 on Mondays to Fridays
• 07:30-16:00 on Saturdays

Our planned closures on 27 and 28 on Stockwell Lane will not be going ahead due to nesting birds being present. We have been performing nesting bird surveys on all vegetation that is being taken down. Any vegetation or trees that are identified with nesting birds are protected and have a buffer zone around them and will not be cleared.

Daytime closure along Stockwell Lane (7 May – 13 May)

This closure is to enable utility works to be undertaken, including trenching, ducting installation, and installation of chambers.

Daytime closure along Stockwell Lane:

• Tuesday 7 May from 9am until Monday 13 May at 4pm

Time of closure each day: 9am -4pm, weekdays only

Please see the red line on the map shown below highlighting the closure location, with the approved Gloucestershire County Council diversion route shown in blue. For residents of Cowley Village, please use the Cowley roundabout to exit onto the A417. As an additional alternative, please use the A435 to Seven Springs, joining the A436 or the A435 to Elkstone and join the A417 at the Highwayman Inn.

Our closures planned for 27 and 28 April on Leckhampton Hill did not go ahead due to nesting birds being present. We’ve been performing nesting bird surveys on all vegetation that is being removed. Any vegetation or trees that are identified with nesting birds are protected and will not be cleared until the offspring have left the nest. We expect this work will now be carried out in late summer 2024 and we’re sorry for any disruption.

This month we’ve been out and about in the community including visiting Gloucestershire College Apprenticeship Open Day to inform prospective students about available apprenticeship options.

To celebrate Easter, we’ve been able to visit a series of organisations and charities and donate over 300 chocolate Easter eggs. We were able to donate to the Gloucester Hospital Children’s ward, The James Hopkins Trust, Women and Children Refuge in Gloucester and the Sandfields Care Home.

We also celebrated Open Doors Week by welcoming 40 visitors to the A417 site who were able to take a “behind the scenes” look at the scheme.