A DROP-in session is being held to inform villagers of a 10-week road closure during repair work on a retaining wall.

The essential scheme, which involves rebuilding sections of the wall along Cothelstone Road, Bishops Lydeard, will start later this month.

Somerset Council, who has contracted Karesa Construction to carry out the work, says a 24/7 road closure will be in place from Monday, January 22.

Access will be maintained throughout for homes and businesses in the immediate area of the works and a diversion will be in place for road users.

Visit an interactive map at www.somerset.gov.uk/roads-travel-and-parking/roadworks-and-travel/ for more details on the location and diversion route.

Somerset Council and Karesa Construction along with the structural engineers appointed to manage the works, Fairhurst, are holding a public drop-in next Wednesday (January 10) from 4pm to 6pm in Bishops Lydeard Village Hall.

The public can meet the team, see the plans and raise any concerns they may have about access in the immediate area.

Cllr Richard Wilkins, Somerset Council’s lead member for transport and digital, said: “This work needs to be done. We appreciate this will be disruptive for residents and road users and our contractor will do their best to minimise this.

“We’d encourage local people to come along to the drop-in and raise any queries they may have regarding the work or access while it’s being carried out.”

The key work being carried out is:

  • From Pound Lane along the existing masonry wall, masonry repairs are being completed.
  • Across from Delta Rise a new retaining wall is being constructed, including a drainage system.
  • The work means a closure is in place on Cothelstone Road in the area of Delta Rise and Pound Lane from Monday, January 22 to approximately Friday, March 29.