National Highways have confirmed that they are working on a plan to install a temporary barrier to help open one lane on the A40 (Eastbound) in Herefordshire, following a landslide that occurred on Friday.
Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford & Herefordshire South, pressed National Highways for a response on X (Twitter) earlier today.
In response, National Highways said:
“Hello Jesse. We issued a release to the local and national press and in addition we have a Travel Alert posted on our website.
“This will be updated when we have definite timescales. We are still working on a plan to install a barrier and open a lane.”
The travel update on the National Highways website says:
The A40 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between the A466 (Monmouth) and A49 (Wilton) on the Welsh/English border due to a landslide that encroached onto the eastbound carriageway and affected the westbound carriageway during Friday (9th) morning.
The westbound carriageway re-opened on the evening of Saturday 10th.
The eastbound closure is expected to remain ongoing for at least the rest of this week (week commencing 12th Feb) due to further movement and rubble/rocks falling onto the carriageway.
Further essential land surveys will be undertaken in the vicinity to ensure the road is safe to re-open again.
Diversion Route
Road users are advised to follow the Solid Circle diversion symbol on road signs:
At the junction of the A40/A466 take the exit to the A466 Monmouth.
Continue northwest along the A466 to its junction with the A49 at Kings Thorn.
Take the A49 south to Wilton Roundabout, Ross-on-Wye, and re-join the A40.
*PLEASE NOTE THE DIVERSION IS NOT SUITABLE FOR HGV’S OR HIGH SIDED VEHICLES DUE TO A LOW BRIDGE WITH A 15’6″ HEIGHT RESTRICTION IN MONMOUTH.
