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There will be temporary traffic lights at unspecified times on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August on Quantock Road, between the Cemetery and Skimmerton Lane. This is to allow Wales & West Utilities to carry out unspecified repair and maintenance work.

These lights will be within the current temporary 20mph speed limit.

Wales and West Utilities say “We’re ready to take your call if you have any questions about our work. Call freephone 0800 912 2999, or contact us on Twitter @WWUtilities or Facebook.com/wwutilities.”

The overnight closures of the A39 are now expected to start on 9th August (instead of 2nd August) and to last for 2 nights (instead of 4). The closures will now be from 21:00 each evening (instead of 19:00) until 06:00 the following morning.

Quantock Road will be closed from a point east of Skimmerton Lane to Sandford Corner – see the first map – and New Road and Main Road will be closed from a point to the east of Blackmore Lane to the Cannington roundabout – see the second map.

The closures are for “prep works, surface dressing and associated works”.

The effect of these closures will be that there will be no direct access from Wembdon to Cannington and beyond, and access to Perry Green will be through Wembdon. The A39 traffic will not be diverted through Wembdon.

A signed diversion route will be in place, taking westbound traffic via the A38, Priorswood, and the A358, and eastbound in the reverse direction.

For any further information about these closures please contact Somerset Highways on 0300 123 2224 quoting reference SM11/0524 – SD007744 or SM13/0524 – SD007746 respectively.

Our Parish Councillors have started to deliver the new edition of the Parish Paper to all the households in Wembdon. If you haven’t already received yours yet, it should be dropping through your letterbox in the next few days.

If you think you should have a copy, and haven’t received it by 10th August, please contact our clerk with your name, address and phone number, and he will sort it out for you.

As usual, there will be some spare copies available at Wembdon Village Hall, the Parish Centre, the Cottage Inn and Greenway Garage. Or you can read it online.

We have been told by Somerset Council that A39 Quantock Road will be closed from a point east of Skimmerton Lane to Sandford Roundabout overnight from 19:00 to 06:00. The closure will start on 2nd August and will last up to 4 nights. The closure is for “prep works, surface dressing and associated works”. The extent of the closure can be seen in the first map on the left. The closed section is shown in red; you can click on the map to expand it.
For any further information about this closure please contact Somerset Highways on 0300 123 2224 quoting reference: SM11/0524 – SD007744.

On the same nights, for the same time period, A39 New Road and Main Road will be closed between a point to the east of Blackmore Lane to the Cannington roundabout – see the second map.

The effect of these closures will be that there will be no direct access from Wembdon to Cannington and beyond, and access to Perry Green will be through Wembdon. The A39 traffic will not be diverted through Wembdon.

A signed diversion route will be in place, taking westbound traffic via the A38, Priorswood, and the A358, and eastbound in the reverse direction.

Somerset Bus Partnership would like to collect your opinions about the buses in Somerset, how they can be improved, and the major issues affecting your use of the bus. They will use the results of the online survey to help influence the future bus network in Somerset by sharing them with the media, bus operators, and Somerset Council. Your personal details including your name and email address will be kept confidential.

Somerset Council have published two proposals for Traffic Restriction Orders (TROs) on the A39 next to the West Bridgwater housing developments. Both are subject to a period of public consultation, from 16 July to 5 August 2024. The effects of these TROs would be to:

• extend the existing 30mph speed limit westwards by 510 metres (reference ET10062024)
• prohibit U-turns at the light-controlled junction providing access to the housing developments (reference ET04062024)
• prohibit right turns onto the A39 from the secondary access to the Cokerhurst Farm development (reference ET04062024)

The official notices (in the form of PDF documents) can be viewed by following the links from the reference numbers above. The lengths of road affected are shown in the plans on the left (click to open an enlarged version in a new window).

Any person wishing to make representations or to object to the proposed TRO(s) should send a statement in writing of their representations or objection and state the grounds on which it is made to Somerset Council, via email to TROinbox@somerset.gov.uk quoting the relevant reference number, before 5th August.

County Councillor Mike Caswell has asked us to remind you that road surface problems, including potholes, should be reported directly to Somerset Council. You should do so by using the Report a Problem on the Road page on Somerset’s website. This link can also be found on the home page of our website, together with links to other Somerset services.

The more reports that are received about an issue the more likely it is that action will be taken.