A MAJOR county road is closing overnight for roadworks.

The A38, at Kempsey, will be closing from 8pm until the early hours of Thursday, September 7.

The work is for final resurfacing and road marking following junction alterations that have been carried out in the village. The work has been associated with residential developments. 

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Worcestershire County Council's Highways and Travel team has said that the closure should be lifted by 6am at the latest. 

Work to widen part of the A38 in Kempsey started in October 2022 and was due to take six months.

But the scheme, which includes the provision of a filter lane and refuge islands, is still going on.

Cllr Martin Allen, whose Croome division includes Kempsey, recently wrote an open letter to council leader Simon Geraghty asking for the authority to investigate.

Cllr Allen said the roadworks have caused “misery and inconvenience to the residents of Kempsey.”

He said: “Currently, the programmed six nights of overnight closures of the A38 has just had to be extended by another two nights.

“Have they run out of Tarmac, or is the newly constructed road not wide enough?

“Residents are now suffering 24 hours on continued noisy work adjacent to their properties. This must be absolute torture for them.

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“Kempsey Parish Council were against this work. I am yet to find a resident who is in favour of the work.”

A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: “The Main Road (A38), Kempsey scheme is being carried out by Shannonside on behalf of Taylor Wimpey.

“The works have taken a little longer than anticipated, but the local member and officers are continuing to engage with the developer and contractors.

“The scheme is now in its final phase, with a series of night road closures for resurfacing taking place next week on the A38.”