Work to resurface at the Wye Bridge at Monmouth is now expected to begin in spring 2025 subject to the local authority gaining the relevant permissions.

The twelve-week project will see the A466, Wye Bridge resurfaced with Monmouthshire County Council applying for a traffic order to close the bridge overnight to avoid closing the vital bridge during the day.

Overnight works will result in the bridge being closed for traffic between 8pm and 6am Monday to Friday. Access will remain in place for emergency services and pedestrians walking or cycling.

Contractors will be resurfacing the bridge. The existing surface will be lifted in sections and re-laid with a sacrificial surface to allow traffic to cross the bridge the next day. When enough sections are ready the sacrificial surface will be lifted and fully resurfaced with the permanent sealed layer of tarmac.

The original proposal was to remove the surface layer and then resurface with a permanent layer meaning traffic would not be allowed to travel over the bridge. Following the discussions with residents and businesses the new programme will be delivered under night working to allow the bridge to remain open for peak day-time traffic.

The maintenance works in Autumn 2023 were designed to ensure the road surface did not deteriorate further over the winter and kept the surface safer for road users.