Repair work to hit key road route

A KEY ROAD ROUTE into London will be affected by closures at some weekends next summer for the completion of repair work.

The summer 2014 work will be on the Hammersmith Flyover on the A4 in west London.

Before that, there will be night-time lane closures starting next month as the final phase of work to strengthen the flyover's 16 spans begins.

In December 2011, structural investigations revealed that steel cables on a number of the spans had deteriorated significantly due to corrosion caused by water seeping into the structure.

This led to its temporary closure, just before Christmas 2011, and subsequent urgent strengthening work on the worst affected spans allowing the flyover to fully reopen to traffic in May 2012, in time for the London Olympics.

Dana Skelley, director of roads at Transport for London, said: "Our overriding focus when planning these essential works has been to keep disruption to a minimum.

"We are committed to completing them as quickly and efficiently as possible and will keep the local community and road users informed of progress as we work to deliver these vital improvements."

By Peter Woodman, Press Association