The B3110 Midford Road will be partially reopened from lunchtime today, following extensive works by contractors to prevent a further landslide on the route.
The Council has been working hard with its contractor to minimise the amount of time that the road needs to be fully closed to allow this work to happen.
As a result, the road will be partially reopened today at lunchtime (1.3.14) with one lane in operation.
During peak hours, delays should be expected.
The landslide, which took place last month on private land next to the road, is being dealt with by the Council after they were requested by the landowner to take the necessary steps on their land in order to re-open the road at cost to them.
Some utility and engineering works were required to achieve this and need to be completed before final stabilisation can be undertaken.
- Specialist contractors were needed to move telecommunications and utility cables displaced by the landslip;
- As each landslip is unique due to the gradient of the land and the local geology it was necessary to design a bespoke solution. In this case, a specialist designed the solution to stabilise the bank using concrete piles.
- To install the substantial concrete piles the contractor will need to drill holes though the embankment with a specialist drilling rig and cast each concrete, tube like, pile individually.
The combination of these factors means that Midford Road is unlikely to be fully open for another few weeks.