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Background to the signalisation of Griff Roundabout

This is a Major Project wholly funded by Warwickshire County Council. The scheme has been designed to address the serious injury accident history at the roundabout, ease congestion and provide crossing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. The scheme was approved by Cabinet for inclusion in to the Capital Programme at its meeting on the 24 April 2008, and further approval sought on the 6 November 2008 before an award of contract could be made. The contract was awarded to Wrekin Construction Limited of Shifnal, Shropshire and commenced on the 26 January 2009 but they went in administration and abandoned the roadworks at Griff roundabout. The original contract period was for up to 20 weeks. Work at Griff Roundabout restarted on 24 August 2009, and were completed in November 2009. The new contractor completing the works was Carillion Highway Maintenance. The highways works to Griff Island are unrelated to those improvements works being carried out to the Griff caravan gypsy site off the Coventry Road leading towards Hill Top. Details of the Scheme The works involve alterations to the entries and exits of the roundabout with provision of traffic signals on four entry legs, A444 north and southbound and both of the B4113 Coventry Road. There will also be traffic signals installed on the circulatory carriageway of the central island. Four of the roundabout exits will have signals installed, these being the B4113 Coventry Road east and southbound, A444 north and southbound. The controlled crossings will include facilities for pedestrians and cyclists and assist traffic joining the interchange. This will enhance the existing cycleway and pedestrian facilities already provided at this busy interchange. The carriageway width of the central island will be strip widened over certain lengths as will the A444 north and southbound and B4113 Coventry Road southbound approach to the roundabout to provide additional running lanes. The approach roads, circulatory carriageway of the roundabout and all exit roads will be completely resurfaced on completion and new lane markings applied. For details of the new signal arrangements please use the following link Proposed Traffic Signal Controlled Junctions and Pedestrian Crossings - Nuneaton and Bedworth Details of the General Arrangement of the proposed highway layout and site location plan can be viewed below. To view the file you will need to have Adobe Reader.