A39 Archives - Somerset Rivers Authority

The A39-B3191 Carhampton Cross junction with traffic cones marking off an area of new tarmac under which part of a new drainage system has been installed.

Carhampton flood works now focused on B3191 Blue Anchor road

1st November 2021
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Up-to-date information about what's happening on roads in Carhampton this November 2021. Works to reduce flooding are being done for Somerset Rivers Authority by Somerset County Council's Highways department. The B3191 Blue Anchor road is currently closed.

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Four pictures of drainage improvements including new pipes and gully pots along the side of the A39 close to Carhampton.

Revised road closure plans as A39 Carhampton flood work progresses

18th October 2021
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SRA-funded works to reduce flooding on the A39 at Carhampton are ahead of schedule, so new road closure arrangements are being brought in. From Tuesday 19 October, on weekdays only, not Saturday and Sunday, the A39 at Carhampton will instead be closed from 6.30pm to 11.30pm. These evening works are expected to be completed by Thursday 28 October.

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Team effort to reduce flooding on A39 in Carhampton

25th September 2021
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Works to reduce flooding on the main road serving West Somerset will be carried out from Monday 11 October. Somerset County Council's Highways department has teamed up with Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) for a £350,000 scheme of major drainage improvements on the A39 at Carhampton Cross and the B3191 Eastbury Road. The extent of the work means road closures will be needed. Diversions will be in place from Williton and Dunster out across Exmoor. Every effort will be made to get the works done as quickly as possible.

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