Part of a major route out of Bristol will close for five nights next month while £180,000 worth of roadworks take place.
North Somerset Council has agreed to close the A370 Long Ashton bypass so that several maintenance schemes can be carried out at once.
Work will include repairs to three bridges, upgrading all the street lights to the latest state-of-the-art LED technology, cutting back verges, emptying and clearing the drains, as well as replacing any damaged iron works, such as manhole covers.
Trees along the road will also be checked and any that have become unsafe will be removed.
A two-and-a half mile stretch of the road will be closed between the B3130 Flax Bourton Cambridge Batch junction to Colliters Way, the South Bristol link road.
The closures will be in place between 7pm and 5am from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12.
A diversion route will be in place.
Cllr James Tonkinn, executive member with responsibility for highways, said: “Maintenance schemes are vital in the work we do to keep our network safe.
“With a variety of work needed along the A370 we are using a night closure to get everything done as fast as possible while minimising disruption for those who use this very important route.
“This means we will avoid the prolonged roadworks that would be caused by individual schemes being done one at a time.
“Doing the work in the summer allows us to make the most of the longer daylight hours. We also want to make sure vegetation removal is done now, and drains are clear ready for the autumn.”
The A370 maintenance schemes will be carried out by North Somerset Council contractors including Skanska, Glendale and Centregreat Engineering.
