Weymouth Custom House Quay work to resume in new year
It's hoped everything will be finished by Easter
Work to improve Custom House Quay in Weymouth will start again after Christmas.
Dorset Council says its been paused over the holidays and work will resume on the 4th Jan.
So far, drainage has been improved and the footway has been widened.
Plus new paving slabs have been laid from St Mary Street almost up to East Street.
“We’ve had some challenging ground conditions on site so we’re not quite where we had hoped to be. We’ve worked an extra week this side of Christmas to make up some time, and I’m confident that we are on programme to finish construction before the Easter holidays.
“Many of the operatives working on this site also carry out gritting duties and emergency response to extreme weather like flooding and road clearance, so precise timings of works may change but we wanted to share these dates with residents and businesses.”
Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment
In the New Year, work will continue progressing eastwards towards the Pavilion end of Custom House Quay with small sections of road closing to provide a safe working safe space. Access for pedestrians is unaffected and businesses are open as usual.
From 4 January to 11 February – the road will be closed between East Street and South Parade. Kerbing, drainage and paving works will be carried out, this includes work on the harbour side of the carriageway.
From 14 February to 11 March – the road will be closed between South Parade and Pilgrims Way. Kerbing, drainage and paving works will be carried out.
From 14 March to 6 April – the road will be closed from Pilgrims Way to the Esplanade for kerbing, drainage and paving works.
Additionally, from 28 February to 22 March work will also be taking place on the harbour side of the carriageway at the western end of the scheme between St Mary Street and Maiden Street, with this section of road also closed. This work will complete kerbing and drainage works, as well as rebuild the fishermen’s ramp.
This work couldn’t be completed earlier in the project as a decision was awaited on the Traffic Regulation Orders for the scheme.
Towards the end of the scheme, the road and harbour side footway will be surfaced and imprinted with paving effects. The dates for this will be available nearer the time, as dry conditions are needed for the imprinting.