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Herefordshire - Temporary Layby Closures on A449 & A40 for Tree Cutting Works
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National Highways
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)(a) and (7) THE A449 AND A40 TRUNK ROADS (BRAMPTON ABBOTTS TO GANAREW, HEREFORDSHIRE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC IN LAYBYS) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited (Company No. 9346363) intends to make an order on the A449 and A40 Trunk Roads, in the County of Herefordshire, to allow tree cutting works to be carried out.
The effect of the Order will be to close any layby adjacent to –
(1) the A449 between its roundabout junction with the B4221 and the M50, at Brampton Abbotts and its roundabout junction with the A40, at Ross on Wye; and
(2) the A40 between its roundabout junction with the A449, at Ross on Wye, and the England/Wales border, at Ganarew.
The work is expected to start on Monday 16 November 2026 and continue for approximately fifteen weeks. The Order will come into force on 9 November 2026.
Vehicles being used for police, fire and rescue authority or ambulance purposes, and vehicles being used in connection with the works or for winter maintenance purposes, will be exempt from the closures.
For further information please contact Joshua Kelly, a project manager on behalf of National Highways Limited, on 07751 744 303.
Karen Eustace, an officer in National Highways Limited.
National Highways Limited (Company No. 9346363) registered office: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA. A company registered in England and Wales.
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