The A38 will be closed in both directions from the Ketch Roundabout to Taylors Lane for roadworks this weekend.

Northbound traffic, travelling towards Worcester, will be diverted via Taylors lane.

Southbound traffic travelling out of Worcester, will be diverted via Brookend Lane.

Taylors Lane will be operating on a one-way system and will only be open going towards Norton.

There will also be a diversion route for cyclists and pedestrians via the new underpass.

The closure will be from 9pm today (Friday, 20) and will last until 5.30am on Monday, May 23.

According to one. network, the closure is to facilitate full depth construction of the approach to the Ketch and the construction of the Splitter Island.

Over the course of the weekend, the erection of lighting and CCTV columns and associated ducting and electrical works will be taking place.

A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: "This weekend’s work on the A38 south of the Ketch Roundabout is construction of the new carriageway which will include the lead up to the new slip road onto the new section of Carrington Bridge.

"There are also overnight closures of the A38 next week which we will tweet about in due course.

"It’s important to make clear that the Ketch Roundabout will not be closed, and there will still be access to and from Carrington Bridge.

"It is just the A38 south of the roundabout that will be closed. Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to take advantage of the new underpass to bypass the works.

The A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road is now on phase 4 of improvements from The Ketch to Powick.

Phase 4 is the final phase of the scheme to fully dual the A4440 Southern Link Road from Junction 7 of the M5 to the Powick Roundabout.

Worcester News: Future look at The Ketch. Picture Credit: Worcestershire County Council.Future look at The Ketch. Picture Credit: Worcestershire County Council.

The final phase of work began in March 2019 and will see the stretch of road between the Ketch and Powick roundabouts (Temeside Way) fully dualled and includes:

  • Construction of a new 1.9km road to the south of the current carriageway
  • Building of an additional bridge and viaduct next to the current Carrington Bridge and Powick Common Viaduct
  • Construction of a new cycle/footbridge over Hams Way, to the west of Powick Roundabout
  • A new, wider cycle and footpath to the North of the current road
  • Introduction of a new fully lit underpass to enable crossing near the Ketch roundabout 
  • Capacity improvements to both the Powick and Ketch roundabouts

The Department for Transport approved £55 million of funding for the completion of the works at the start of March 2019. Further funding for the scheme has come from developer contributions.