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Tintern road closures latest
- By paul easton
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- 24 Jul, 2019
The road should be open shortly
Paul Easton Locksmiths were down in Brockweir just by Tintern on the river Wye yesterday doing a lock repair and all the local traders were complaining about the disruption to summer trade and lack of tourists.
Local business owners say the ongoing closure of the A466 between Tintern and St Arvans is ’wreaking havoc’ with their trade and are pressing the county council to speed up the job.
The stretch of road has been closed since 7th May for Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) to undertake stabilisation works of a 200m section of cliff face.
It means that, in the height of the tourist season, diversion signs are encouraging motorists to avoid the picturesque Wye Valley route completely and follow the A48 via Lydney as an alternative.
One of the problems is that only local people know of the other routes into Tintern which are far quicker and faster than the diversion signs.
Although we couldn't find anything online about the re-opening local people are saying first week in August it opens again.
We went through Hewelsfield and dropped down into Tintern that way to enable us to still work around this area.
I have even seen diversion signs to Trellech and Monmouth which is definitely just about the longest route around possible.
We at Paul Easton Locksmiths are still able to get to you though for locksmith work and garage door repairs within about 15 to 20 minutes.
As i know that a lot residents are telling us that companies servicing this area for other types of work have been unable to get through and are just telling customers they will resume service as soon as the road re-opens.
This is what David Davies had to say about the situation,
Monmouth MP David Davies recently met with Community Councillor Rita Edwards to discuss the situation.
Following a site visit, Mr Davies said: "The continued closure of the road is causing devastation for businesses in Tintern. There are ways through but as we can see, the alternative routes are narrow and in very poor condition".
In response to concerns raised by Tintern Community Council and local businesses, MCC has made available extended working hours and weekend working to ensure the works are completed as quickly as possible.
But Mr Davies is calling for answers after some local people told him that they had walked the route and noticed that nobody seemed to be working there.
Community Councillor Rita Edwards explained that businesses are "desperate for the work to be finished and for improvements to be made to the other roads in the area which are falling apart".
She also highlighted issues with poor signage in the area, with "one sign warning people not to rely on their satnavs - yet nobody in the area seems to know what it means".
The site is said to have ecological complications and has required appropriate assessments and licensing to be put in place before any works could proceed.
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