ESSENTIAL work is to take place on the A483 in Wrexham this week in a bid to increase the length of two central reserve crossovers together with drainage and barrier upgrades.

Motorists are being reminded that the works, between junctions 5 and 7, will begin on June 1 and are programmed to take six weeks.

The existing surfacing in this location requires replacing later this year. This work has to be carried out to maintain the condition of the road and to protect the safety of the travelling public.

In order to carry out the resurfacing work later this year as quickly and as safely as possible, traffic will be placed into a contraflow arrangement using the crossovers in the central reserve. These crossovers have been assessed and identified as needing to be upgraded to ensure they are safe for use when required.

The majority of the current works will be carried out under continuous lane two closures in both directions. Additionally, there will be full nighttime closures for four consecutive nights at the start of the project to install a temporary protective barrier system and at its completion to remove the barrier.

Road closures from June 1-3:

Between Mold Road Interchange (J5) – Gresford Interchange (J6) in both directions - the diversion route will be via the A541/A5152.

Road closure from June 3-5:

Between Gresford Interchange (J6) to Rossett Interchange (J7) - the diversion route will be via B5102 and B5445.

Road closure from July 7-11:

This will affect traffic between J5 and J7 on different nights.

To minimise disruption one lane is available during the daytime to allow traffic to pass in both directions and the most disruptive works have been scheduled overnight.